Merrill D Vaughan
MilitaryShot down 11 April 1944 in B-17 #42-30433 'Miss Donna Mae', Prisoner of War (POW).
Merrill's death 6th March 1995 was reported by his widow Mary Alice.
POW
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Jimmy Boy, Miss Donna Mae
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
6 March 1995 | ||
Born |
Danville, Indiana, USA | ||
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 11 April 1944 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added S/N per MACR 4437 for A/C #42-30433 at Fold3.com.
SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/28644077
Biography completed by historian Helen Millgate. Information sourced from newsletters of the 94th Bomb Group related to the service of Merrill Vaughan.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4437 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database