James R Merson
MilitaryShot down by fighters and crashed near Meppen, GR on the return from a mission to Schweinfurt on 24 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-38074. Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16.
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Laurel, Maryland, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 24 February 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2770 / MACR 2770, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, First Over Germany pg. 220, NARA, / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database