Frank S Merkovich
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 31923
Training photo of pilot Lt. Robert L. Mains' crew.
Standing, left to right: Sgt Charles H Daman, Sgt Charles E. Cupp Jr, Sgt Anthony C. Villari, T/Sgt Frank S. Merkovich, Sgt Antonio Munoz Jr, S/Sgt Harry J. Allen.
Kneeling left to right: Lt John W. Johnson, Lt Robert L. Mains, Lt John Hankin, Lt Allen L. Lake.
Courtesy of the family of Sergeant Charles H Daman.
Standing, left to right: Sgt Charles H Daman, Sgt Charles E. Cupp Jr, Sgt Anthony C. Villari, T/Sgt Frank S. Merkovich, Sgt Antonio Munoz Jr, S/Sgt Harry J. Allen.
Kneeling left to right: Lt John W. Johnson, Lt Robert L. Mains, Lt John Hankin, Lt Allen L. Lake.
Courtesy of the family of Sergeant Charles H Daman.
Family of John W. Johnson
Assigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Wessendorf in B-24 44-50838 'Red Bow' 4-Apr-45; A/C downed by fighters, broke up in flight near Lauenburg Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 13730
Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-680467
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Red Bow
- Unit: 448th Bomb Group 714th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 4 April 1945
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
Lauenburg, Germany | 4 April 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) Wessendorf in B-24 44-50838 'Red Bow' 4-Apr-45; A/C downed by fighters, broke up in flight near Lauenburg KIA MACR 13730 |
Born |
Milwaukee, WI, USA | Son of Stephen Merkovich. | |
Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Netherlands American Cemetery Magratten, Netherlands | ||
Based |
Seething | 4 April 1945 | Assigned to 714BS, 448BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13730