Merton Dale Klatt
MilitaryAssigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle stars).
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20308434 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35893728
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35042643 / O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 06980282
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Fort Morgan, CO | 9 March 1917 | Son of Albert Walter and Flora E Klatt. |
Enlisted |
Santa Ana, CA | 16 March 1943 | Santa Ana, California |
Spokane, WA | At time of draft registration. | ||
Based |
Grafton Underwood | Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Died |
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Buried |
Acacia Memorial Park and Funeral Home Lake Forest Park, King County, WA | Acacia Memorial Park and Funeral Home Lake Forest Park, King County, Washington |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/649165972
https://www.fold3.com/image/212361171
https://www.fold3.com/record/85001481-merton-d-klatt
https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=2122
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86201240/m-dale-klatt
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135625169/thelma-lois-pulver
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…