Merlen D Crist

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Mid air collision 31 August 1943 in B-17 #42-29826 'Eager Beaver'. Plane crashed into Channel. Killed in Action (KIA).



Merlen Crist's name is commemorated on the Tablets of the Missing at Cambridge American Cemetery.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Buster Peek

Buster Peek

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18057370 / O-725524
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-29816

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: The Eager Beaver
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

31 August 1943

Other

Entered service from

Indiana, USA

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date
ContributorLucy May
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https://www.abmc.gov/node/539542#.WgHKV01LHct

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 671