Merle Ernest Ingmire
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 65857 - Merle E. Ingmire, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner, 547th BS, 384th BG. Killed in Action/Missing in Action, 8 May 1944, 42-97081, Mission No. 345
Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #72 dated 16 April 1944. Shot down May 1944 in B-17 #42-97081. Killed in Action (KIA)/Missing in Action(MIA)
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39842787 on enlisting
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17115017
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13062756
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner; Bombardier; Togglier
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died Missing in Action (MIA) |
English Channel | 8 May 1944 | Damaged by flak, ditched in the English Channel. MACR 4812 |
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Born |
Coffeyville, Kansas | ||
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Other Memorialized |
Cambridge, England | Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England: Tablets of the Missing |
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4812