Merle S Schutt
Military
Standing (l-r) Pilot, Charles W. Ward, Co-Pilot, Charles I. Thompson; Navigator, Gilbert M. Kushel; Bombardier, Joseph G. Moore
Kneeling (l-r) Engineer, Charles F. Finley; Radio Operator, Edward J. Kovach; Waist Gunner, Leopold B. Maryasi; Tail Gunner, Merle S. Schutt; Ball Turret, Harold W. Blackman; Waist Gunner, Robert B. Pratt
Ed Kovach archive
Object Number - UPL 47007 - B17 Crew 490th Bomb Group, 849 Squadron, Eye, England Standing (l-r) Pilot, Charles W. Ward, Co-Pilot, Charles I. Thompson; Navigator, Gilbert M....
Plane was hit by flak and went down over target,Killed in Action (KIA)
purple heart, air medal w/lOak Leaf Cluster
Member of Ward crew
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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
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
11 January 1945 | ||
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Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands (Wall of the Missing) |
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Sources
490th Bomb Group Unit Personnel / ABMC/ WW II National Memorial/MACR11548 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
