Merril Wayne Gilger
MilitaryAssigned to 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Bizerte, Tunisia in B-17 41-24363 Bad Penny. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM, PH
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bad Penny
- Unit: 32nd Bomb Squadron 301st Bomb Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Oran Tafraoui Airport
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Santa Paula, California | 2 April 1899 | Born Santa Paula, California |
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Died |
Mediterranean Sea | 28 November 1942 | Killed in Action (KIA) Mediterranean Sea |
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Buried |
North Africa American Cemetery, Tunisia | 1 January 1946 | Tablets of the Missing North Africa American Cemetery and Memorial Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia |