Julius Z Melegh
Military ROLL OF HONOURCrashed at Elsenborn in B-17 #43-38066, Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Lili Marlene
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 365th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Mckeesport PA | 14 June 1917 | His father, Julius Melegh was born in Hungary and emigrated to the United States on 5 September 1911. He was the reverend of Morgantown, West Virginia. Julius Melegh Jr. was born in McKeesport and attended High School there. He enlisted in the air corps and completed his basic training at Jefferson Barracks, Mo. He was engaged to Ethyl Geraldine Ravas in 1943. They married in Denton, Texas on January 29, 1944. He was commissioned June 10, 1944, following his graduation from the San Marcos Navigation school in Texas. From there he had been assigned in Lincoln, Nebraka for operational training. |
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Died |
14 October 1944 | A/C 4338066 was hit in midair by A/C 4338108, probably caused by #108 being caught in prop wash. A/C #066 was chewed up completely, props cutting through radio room. Both A/C went down, #066 broken into two pieces. |
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9474 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database