Boyd Edward Mertens
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-823974
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Cumberland, MD 21502, USA | 1 November 1920 | |
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Died |
Cumberland, MD 21502, USA | 31 October 2013 | Born Nov 1, 1920, in Cumberland, he was preceded in death by his parents, John F. and Emma D. Mertens; brothers, Paul, Robert, Elmer, John "Bud" and Russel "Jack" Mertens; and a sister, Dorothy Secoy. Dr. Mertens was a native of Cumberland and lived here his entire life. He graduated from Fort Hill High School in 1937 and served as a staff sergeant in the US Army Air Corps in World War II. He flew 35 combat missions and was awarded the Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters and the European-African-Middle Eastern Service Medal. He earned his Doctorate of Chiropractic degree in 1952 from the Lincoln Chiropractic College, Indianapolis, and set up practice in Cumberland starting in April 1952. |
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Buried |
Flintstone, MD 21530, USA | 2 November 2013 | Rocky Gap Veterans Cemetery Flintstone Allegany County Maryland, USA |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
EP-7-21 Provisional Group crew list
466th BG Archives
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=125584529&PIpi=96…
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Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / roster