UPL 38413
IMAGELt. Merle B. Barth, from San Leandro, CA, enlisted in San Francisco on 3 February 1942. Earning two aerial victories while flying with the 368th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group, on 11 July 1944 he was KIA on his 38th combat mission.
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 359th Fighter Group 368th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19082759 / O-817874
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Locations
- Site type: Airfield
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ContributorJanet Fogg
Sources
Photo courtesy Robert B. Hatter.
Archived by Char Baldridge, Historian, 359th Fighter Group Association.
Posted by Janet Fogg, 359th Fighter Group Historian.