Mearl L Houck

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media-22703.jpeg UPL 22703 Completion of 25th mission certificate

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Object Number - UPL 22703 - Completion of 25th mission certificate

21 October 1943 B17#42-3327 'Tete T'Mete' was retuning to base when mission was abandoned with full bomb load and fuel tank. Tire blew out on landing with heavy load. Member crew 13 on 'Royal Flush' AC # 230348 B-17G. Participated in Schweinfurt 'Black Thursday ' raid on 10-14,1943. Group mission 023. Completed 25 missions on 11-26-43 ' Completed 25 th Mission on 11-16-43. Took part in 'Black Thursday raid

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390th Bomb Group

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

A B-17 Flying Fortress (TS-C, serial number 42-9768) of the 333rd Bomb Squadron, 94th Bomb Group, takes off in front of another B-17 Flying Fortress (CC-Z) of the 569th Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group.

569th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Events

Event	Location	Date
Born	Dudley, Pennsylvania	19 January 1921
Died		10 October 1999
Buried	Buffalo, New York

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Date27 Sep 2014 18:19:58

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 348, relative

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Object number: UPL 22703 - Completion of 25th mission certificate

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