Merl Eugene Martin

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Object Number - UPL 44453 - From an article by Maryse McKeon (née de la Marniere) on pages 15-17 in the Summer 2001 issue of the AFEES (Air Forces Escape & Evasion Society) at...

Merl Martin was Engineer/Top Turret gunner on B-17 #42-30222 on the 6 September 1943 mission to Stuttgart. A/C shot down by fighters, crashed between Longsols and Bouy-Luxembourg, NE of Troyes, France. Evaded (EVD)

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-673469
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier, Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 36246275
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator / Gunner

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lone Wolf
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron

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Event Location Date Description

Born

21 December 1921

Other

Evaded

France 6 September 1943 - 26 December 1943
Rockville, Indiana

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Beau Béte: The true story of a Royal Marine sniper assigned to Ian Fleming's WWII intelligence unit. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B08R7XYHXW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_fabc_60BCBKV1…

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It's Merl not Merle...

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Escape & Evasion Report E&E 294 (NARA)
Associated Media

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MACR 3129 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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