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Merlin Earl Isbell
Military
Assigned to 514FS, 406FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to return, shot down in P-47D 42-8409 by Bf109 on armed recon to St Lo Area, crashed Argentan, Isbell was wounded, bailed out at a low altitude, was captured and died the following day from his wounds. KIA. 10-Jun-44. MACR 6217.
Service
Units served with
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406th Fighter Group
Group
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514th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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42-8409
P-47 Thunderbolt
Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred 514FS, 306FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to return, shot down by Bf109 on armed recon to St Lo Area, crashed Argentan, pilot 2nd Lt Merlin Earl Isbell wounded, bailed out at a low altitude, captured and died the...
Associated Place
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Ashford
Military site : airfield
Built as an Advanced Landing Ground for the RAF in 1942-1943, Ashford was improved and made ready for the Ninth Air Force in 1944. The 406th Fighter Group operated from the airfield in 1944, before the airfield was returned to RAF use and returned to...
Events
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| Born | Hanna City, IL 61536, USA | 1922 |
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Son of Earl Isbell and Alice E [Swadinsky] Isbell. |
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| Shot down / WIA | 61200 Argentan, France | 10 June 1944 |
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Failed to return, shot down in P-47D 42-8409 by Bf109 on armed recon to St Lo Area, crashed Argentan, Isbell was wounded, bailed out at a low altitude, was captured and died the following day from his wounds. KIA. 10-Jun-44. MACR 6217. |
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| Died | France | 11 June 1944 |
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Having been shot down 10-Jun-44 died the following day from his wounds. KIA. |
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| Buried | Hanna City, IL 61536, USA | 1949 |
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Smithville Cemetery |
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Revisions
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| 13 April 2016 09:37:54 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, biography, events, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations |
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http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmsn.asp?SN=42-8409&Submit6=Go |
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