Orrin Stephenson Merrill
Military
388th BG - 562nd BS
B-17G-65-BO #43-37642
Standing Left to Right" Frank Dykty (FE), Irwin W. Boxer (TOG), Cornelius H. Kelleher (R/O), Leonard Byster (BTG), Joseph O. Brabham (WG), Sylvio Messitti (TG)
Kneeling Left to Right: Orrin Merrill (P), Walter B. Soroe (CP), Lawrence J. Redmond (N), Jordan E. Phee (B)
Phee did not fly combat with this crew.
The photo was taken in the U.S. probably at Biggs AAF
388th Bomb Group collection
Object Number - UPL 31129 - Orrin Merrill Crew 388th BG - 562nd BS B-17G-65-BO #43-37642 Standing Left to Right" Frank Dykty (FE), Irwin W. Boxer (TOG), Cornelius H....
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19087856
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Togglier/Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38474601
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: waist gunner/Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16079564
- Highest Rank: Technician Fourth Grade
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner/Radar Jammer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11071877
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer - Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11095535
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Jamaica Ginger
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 31 March 1945
- Date: 22 March 1945
- Date: 20 March 1945
- Date: 15 March 1945
- Date: 11 March 1945
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Preston, ID 83263, USA | 6 May 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
Miami, FL, USA | 3 February 1943 | |
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Other 388th BG Combat Tour |
Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK | 17 October 1944 - 30 March 1945 | Completed 31 combat missions before hostilities ended |
|
Died |
Colorado Springs, CO, USA | 5 February 2005 | |
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Buried |
Colorado Springs, CO, USA | 9 February 2005 | Memorial Gardens Cemetery and Mausoleum • Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA |
| Franklin County, ID, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html