Merwin Wheeler

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Involved in a mid-air collision on a mission to Friedrichshafen on 18 Mar 1944, B-24H #41-2865 exploded and crashed SE of Amiens, FR. Killed in Action (KIA).



DFC/ AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

The insignia of the 392nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 576th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

18 March 1944

Born

Inglewood, California, USA

Buried

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 18 March 1944

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Sources

ABMC, MACR 3324, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3324 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database