Albert L Merlis
Military
L-R Standing: Technical Sergeant Charles W Ford, Engineer/Top Turret Gunner; First Lieutenant Joseph J Sarto, Visual (Pilotage) Navigator; First Lieutenant Kenneth S Lord, Navigator; First Lieutenant Albert J Merlis, Gee-H Navigator; Captain Charles D Bonnett, Bombardier; Staff Sergeant Raymond A Panici, Flexible Gunner.
L-R Sitting: Major Maurice A Booska, Air Commander; Captain Joe R Carnes, Pilot; Technical Sergeant Albert K Sherriff, Radio Operator; Second Lieutenant Roy E Dobson, Tail Gunner/Observer; Staff Sergeant Irving L Miller, Flexible Gunner.
Object Number - UPL 67770 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 18 December 1944/ Koblenz, Germany (secondary). L-R Standing: Technical Sergeant Charles W Ford, Engineer/Top Turret...
Flew 35 missions with the Rice Crew
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
28 February 1985 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added S/N, Rank, Role & Middle Name per info on 384th BG website.
Updated STATUS from "Civilian" to "Military" since the person has a Military S/N or Rank.
Added an Association to “Grafton Underwood”, the home base of the 384th BG.
Added an Association to the 544th BS per info on the 384th BG website.
ContributorAAM
Changes
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35 missions With the 384th BG / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
