Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Merkley, Ronald Charles ‡
|
| Rank |
Second Lieutenant |
| Serial Number |
O-681758 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #75 dated 21 April 1944, effective 12 April 1944. |
| Duty |
Bombardier |
| MOS | 1035 - Bombardier |
| Last Duty Date |
22 May 1944 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Not identified in National Archives POW database. |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 4954⇓ (43.748 MB) |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 2nd Lt. Hickey, Jack Franklin⇗ | Pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Sweeney, Ned Hardy⇗ | Co-pilot | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Hepp, Eugene Francis⇗ | Navigator | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Merkley, Ronald Charles | Bombardier | POW |
| S/SGT. Hardman, John Bethany⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Stevens, Howard Orville⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| PFC. Allen, John Samuel, Jr⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | TR |
| SGT. Cook, Herbert Arno⇗ | Tail Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Fitch, John Gilmore⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
| CPL. Fugate, Roger (NMI)⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 7
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
97⇗ |
27 April 1944 |
Target: Toul/Croix de Metz Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Nancy, France |
Bombardier |
42‑31211⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron deputy.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
100⇗ |
4 May 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany |
Bombardier |
42‑38013⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron deputy, composite high group, 94th CBW.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
101⇗ |
7 May 1944 |
Target: Friedrichstrasse Railroad Station
Type: Transportation
Location: Berlin, Germany |
Bombardier |
42‑102402⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
103⇗ |
8 May 1944 |
Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction)
Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons)
Location: Sottevast, France |
Bombardier |
42‑97072⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
105⇗ |
11 May 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Saarbrücken and Ehrang, Germany |
Bombardier |
42‑97367⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
41B Group.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
107⇗ |
13 May 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly Components Factory.
Type: Aircraft Industry
Location: Poznań, Poland |
Bombardier |
42‑97072⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
112⇗ |
22 May 1944 |
Target: Warehouse District in the Dock Area
Type: Transportation
Location: Kiel, Germany |
Bombardier |
42‑102402⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Low Squadron Deputy.
Sortie Report⇗ |
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