Merl Brown Stitt

Military
media-56217.jpeg UPL 56217 T/Sgt Merl B. Stitt, 92BG.

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Object Number - UPL 56217 - T/Sgt Merl B. Stitt, 92BG.

Assigned to 407BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD. Shot down in B-17 42-31783 'Ready Teddy II' on Misburg raid 9-Sep-44; evaded with help from French resistance. EVD





Awards: AM (4OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle star).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.

92nd Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31783

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ready Teddy II
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Indianola, IA 21 July 1914 Son of Judson Harlan and Ida Marilda [Milleson] Stitt.

Enlisted

Camp Dodge, Herrold, IA 26 June 1943 Camp Dodge, Herrold, Iowa

Other

Discharged USAAF

16 September 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

Orange, CA 1 May 1990

Buried

Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, Riverside County, CA 5 May 1990 Riverside National Cemetery Riverside, Riverside County, California

Based

Podington Assigned to 407BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF.

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https://www.fold3.com/record/89994639/merl-b-stitt-wwii-army-enlistment…
https://www.fold3.com/record/623719667/merl-stitt-1914-veterans-affairs…
https://b17flyingfortress.de/en/b17/42-31783-ready-teddy-ii/
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/63114352/merl-brown-stitt

Merl Brown Stitt: Gallery (3 items)

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Object number: UPL 56217 - T/Sgt Merl B. Stitt, 92BG.