Merle Ross Hungerford Jr
Military
NARA - USAAF photo
Object Number - UPL 43787 - Merle Hungerford (NARA - USAAF photo)
Co-Pilot of B-17 #42-29664 "Jersey Bounce Jr", shot down by Flak and fighters and ditched in North Sea on the mission to Bremen on 20 December 1943. All crew returned (RTD) - No MACR. Was Pilot of B-17F #42-3029 "Wallaroo", shot down by Flak on mission to V-weapons site at Le Meillard, France on 14 January 1944. Prisoner of War (POW).
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18190215
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34393652
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11021371
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Photographer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13107303
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16060584
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner / Radioman
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Talequah, Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States | 14 June 1918 | Talequah, Cherokee County, Oklahoma, United States |
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Enlisted |
25 November 1940 | Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas | |
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Other Prisoner Of War (POW) |
14 January 1944 | Interned at Stalag Luft 1, Barth, Germany. NARA WWII POW database : " Returned to military control (RMC) 12 June 1945." | |
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Died |
23 November 2004 | ||
| El Paso, Texas | |||
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Buried |
Merle Hungerford rests at the Woodlawn Cemetery, Houston, Texas |
Revisions
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
NARA WWII POW records
SSDI (Social Security Death Index)
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor; MACR 1965, 8th AF Losses