Ehud Merkel
Military
Sgt. John Hill; T/Sgt. Ro Grandquist, Radio Operator; T/Sgt. Matthew Kryjack; T/Sgt. Abe Homar; T/Sgt. John Guros; Sgt. Omar Sharp
Front Row - Left to Right
1st Lt. Ehud Merkel, Co-pilot; 1st Lt. Harold White, Bombardier; 1st Lt. Frank Kolts, Pilot; 1st Lt. Reed Alexander, Navigator
Photo contributed by George & Evelyn Mankel
Paper Dolly Factoid - Paper Dolly was shot down 22 Feb 1944 1400 hours on their 16th mission. Their target was Oschersleben, Germany. The plane went down at Kurkenbruch, Germany.
KIAs:Harold White (buried in Margraten Cemetery, Holland); Frank Kolts (buried in Rosecrans Cemetery, San Diego, CA); Reed Alexander (buried in Margraten Cemetery, Holland).
POWs: Ehud Merkel, John Hill, Ro Grandquest, Matthew Kryjack, Abe Homar, John Guros, Omar Sharp
Added by: Nathan E. Wood
8/27/2013
Object Number - UPL 22590 - Back Row - Left to Right Sgt. John Hill; T/Sgt. Ro Grandquist, Radio Operator; T/Sgt. Matthew Kryjack; T/Sgt. Abe Homar; T/Sgt. John Guros; Sgt....
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Paper Dolly
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Java, South Dakota | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 22 February 1944 | |
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Enlisted |
Revisions
ContributorDave Sides
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Sources
I learned about Ed from his son Tom Clark. Before he passed away Ed wrote a journal about his experiences in captivity. It is an amazing read and I feel like it should be shared, but it is not my decision to make. That is left up to his family.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
MACR 2463 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database