Louis Leonard Merfeld

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media-21779.jpeg UPL 21779 Louis L Merfeld - Greene, Unit Unk, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21779 - Louis L Merfeld - Greene, Unit Unk, KIA

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

People

Byron Laverne Atkins

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35146697
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Gunner/Togglier

Aircraft

The insignia of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

42-107058

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: White Angel
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in action

11 September 1944

Born

Greene, Iowa

Buried

Revisions

Date
ContributorA. van Erp
Changes
Sources

www.wwiimemorial.com

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia.

Additional details from http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=2677

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…

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Object number: UPL 21779 - Louis L Merfeld - Greene, Unit Unk, KIA