Merlin Earl Isbell
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 514FS, 406FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to return, shot down in P-47D 42-8409 by Bf109 on armed recon to St Lo Area, crashed Argentan, Isbell was wounded, bailed out at a low altitude, was captured and died the following day from his wounds. KIA. 10-Jun-44. MACR 6217.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 406th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron 514th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Ashford
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Shot down / WIA |
61200 Argentan, France | 10 June 1944 | Failed to return, shot down in P-47D 42-8409 by Bf109 on armed recon to St Lo Area, crashed Argentan, Isbell was wounded, bailed out at a low altitude, was captured and died the following day from his wounds. KIA. 10-Jun-44. MACR 6217. |
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Died |
France | 11 June 1944 | Having been shot down 10-Jun-44 died the following day from his wounds. KIA. |
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Born |
Hanna City, IL 61536, USA | Son of Earl Isbell and Alice E [Swadinsky] Isbell. | |
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Buried |
Hanna City, IL 61536, USA | Smithville Cemetery Hanna City Peoria County Illinois, USA |