Merrill Andrews

Military

Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. Completed (End) Tour of Duty (ETD).



Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Places

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Iowa, USA 26 April 1924

Enlisted

Fresno, CA, USA 7 January 1943

Other

Assigned

Duxford, Cambridge CB22, UK 23 April 1945 - 20 July 1945 Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK 20 July 1945 Ended Tour of Duty (ETD)

Died

Ventura County, CA, USA 29 September 1988
Oxnard, CA, USA

Buried

Ventura County, CA, USA Ivy Lawn Memorial Park Ventura Ventura County California, USA.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / EAGLES OF DUXFORD, The 78th Fighter Group in WW2 by Fry, p133 / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list