Merrill Francis Lee
Military
Crew #674 & #489
466th BG
786th and 784th BS
Standing Left to Right: Erwin H. Sorensen (P), Joseph Goldman (CP), Ned Whitman (B), Donald J. Doll (N)
Kneeling Left to Right: Norman Bastoky (G), Chester Havrick (R/O), Vohn D. Schmidt (G), Phillip J. Krystyniak (FE), Merrill Lee (G), Carl D. Peterson (G)
Ned Whitman left the crew before they joined the 466th BG.
This crew flew eight missions with the786th BS and then 12 missions as a lead crew with the 784th BS before hostilities ended. 466th Bomb Group collection
Corrected "Norman Bastaky" to "Norman Bastoky". This is my grandfather. I have a copy of this photo with signatures on the back.
Object Number - UPL 6381 - Erwin H. Sorensen Crew Crew #674 & #489 466th BG 786th and 784th BS Standing Left to Right: Erwin H. Sorensen (P), Joseph Goldman (CP), Ned...
Assigned 786BS, 466BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 20 x combat missions, including twelve as a lead crew with 784BS.
Awards: AM (2OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-706007
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 466th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron 784th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Jennie
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Cindy
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Albert Lea, MN | 9 December 1924 | Son of John Lee. |
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Enlisted |
Camp Shelby, MS | 4 December 1943 | Camp Shelby, Mississippi |
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Other 466th BG Combat Tour |
Attlebridge, Norwich, UK | 10 December 1944 - 25 April 1945 | Assigned 786BS, 466BG, 8AF USAAF. Completed 20 x combat missions. |
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Died |
Faribault, MN | 2 January 2012 | Merrill F. Lee formerly from Austin, Minn., died January 2, 2012 in Faribault. Memorial service will be Saturday, Jan. 14, 2012, at Oakland, Moscow Lutheran Church, Albert Lea, Minn. Service will be 11 a.m. Visitation is with family and friends at 10 a.m. Merrill was born Dec. 9, 1924, in Austin, Minn., to John and Gladys (James) Lee. He attended school in Austin and married Louise Kennedy on April 5, 1947, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. After the passing of Louise, Merrill married Alice on Sept. 2, 1995. He is preceded in death by first wife Louise Kennedy Lee; parents, John and Gladys Lee; brother, Richard Wayne Lee of Austin. He is survived by wife Alice; two children, four grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren; two sisters-in-law; abrother-in-Law, and many nieces, nephews, cousins, family and friends. Merrill served our country in World War ll in the Army Air Force, in England. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, page 347