Gailard Roscoe Mergenthaler Jr

Military

Shot down 22 May 1944 in B-17 42-97091 'Dear Mom. ' Prisoner or War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-97091

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Dear Mom
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag Luft III

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Kernville, Kern County, California, USA 29 March 1919

Died

Los Angeles County, California, USA 12 November 1962

Enlisted

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Sources

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/121390275/gailard-rosco-mergenthaler;
http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=94153

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Added the words "Possible DUPLICATE" in the nickname field so an admin can check out this person.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html