Merlyn Pershing Wilson
MilitaryShot down 19 May 1944 in B-17 #42-39783. Captured near Kletkamp, Germany on 21 May 1944. Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-700623
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13045052
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36127786
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18220958
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
Aircraft
Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Miles City, Custer County, Montana, United States | 14 December 1918 | |
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Other Bailed out |
19 May 1944 | of B-17 #42-39783 over Blekendorf, Germany | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 21 May 1944 | captured on 21 May near Kletkamp, Germany. Interned mainly at Stalag Luft 3 in Sagan/Zagan, Poland. NARA WWII POW record : “Returned to Military Control ‘28 February 1946’”. |
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Other Re-enlisted |
Los Angeles, California | 23 April 1946 | as a Master Sergeant in the Air Corps |
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Died |
14 September 1967 | ||
| Los Angeles, California | |||
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Buried |
Merlyn P. Wilson rests at the Happy Homestead Cemetery in South Lake Tahoe, California |
Revisions
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
NARA WWII POW records
Son Merlyn Robert Wilson (2002)
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources
Middle name from son Merlyn Robert Wilson (2002 posting on the axpow.org message board)
MACR 4929
German report KU-1889 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147877998
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4929 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database