Virgil K Meroney

Military

Object Number - UPL 16393

Shot down 4/8 44 Prisoner of War (POW)

9 1/2 Kills

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Units served with

People

Albert Fred Giesting

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35356908
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Crew Chief

Aircraft

42-8473

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Sweet Louise, Mrs Josephine / Hedy & Bloom's Tomb II
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 406th Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron 514th Fighter Squadron

43-7166

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 487th Fighter Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 8 April 1944

Other

Promoted

Revisions

Date17 Jun 2020 16:10:16
ContributorKCspeedracer
ChangesChanges to highest rank and biography
Sources

U.S. Air Force Biography

Date27 Sep 2014 18:26:33
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3622 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list / unit history

Virgil K Meroney: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 41029 - Lt Virgil Meroney 352nd FG in the cockpit of his P...