Merton Dale Klatt

Military

Assigned to 547BS, 384BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x combat missions. ETD





Awards: AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle stars).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

People

Eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane parked on grass. Six men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Large canvas bags are on the ground.

John R Baker

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Copilot

Francis Linton Guill

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36767474
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Lilburn Howard Jones

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39720919
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Ignatius Charles Paparella

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32496993
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
  • Role/Job: Flex Gunner

Carroll Eugene Pattison

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37234639
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner

Aircraft

42-38013

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

42-97150

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Silver Queen
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 544th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

43-37843

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Alex
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

43-38752

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Little Cinder
  • Unit: 547th Bomb Squadron 384th Bomb Group

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

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

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

Revisions

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86201240/m-dale-klatt
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135625169/thelma-lois-pulver

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I am his son and have his bomber jacket to prove it.

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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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https://www.fold3.com/image/649165972
https://www.fold3.com/record/85001481-merton-d-klatt
https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=2122
https://www.384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/SortieReport.php?SortieK…

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…