Merle E Garrett

Military

Shot down 6 September 1943 in B-17 42-30161 'Cuddle Cat'. Prisoner of War.



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30161

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Cuddle Cat
  • Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 335th Bomb Squadron 336th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Prisoner of war

6 September 1943

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 547