Merwyn F Stanford Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) Had mid air collision and crashed at Hoorn in B-17 #4297983 on 7/7/44. It was observed by an officer in Holland that the body was in the ball turret that came off the plane, no parachute was visible.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 570th Bomb Squadron 571st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
7 July 1944 | ||
Born |
Hagerstown, Indiana | ||
Buried |
Plot J Row 16 Grave 6 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7367