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Beck, Merlin Clifton

Individual Personnel Data
Name Beck, Merlin Clifton   
Rank Corporal / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 19127164   
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #56 dated 13 March 1945, effective 13 March 1945.
Duty Tail Gunner
MOS611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date TBD
Results TBD
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 15 March 1916
  • Promoted to Sergeant effective 26 March 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #66 dated 26 March 1945.
  • Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #103 dated 15 May 1945.




Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Martin, Gerald LPilotTBD
2nd Lt. Standifird, George JuniorCo-pilotTBD
Flt. Ofcr. Marks, Bernard (NMI)NavigatorTBD
Flt. Ofcr. Drevalas, Constantine NikolasBombardierTR
CPL. King, Joseph EdwardRadio Operator / GunnerFCMEW
CPL. Anderson, Donald WEngineer / Top Turret GunnerTR
CPL. Dobbs, Carl LeeBall Turret GunnerTBD
CPL. Beck, Merlin CliftonTail GunnerTBD
CPL. Nowacki, Daniel LeoFlexible GunnerTBD

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 11 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
299 28 March 1945 Target: Berlin/Spandau Motor Transport Works
Type: Industry
Location: Spandau (Berlin), Germany
Tail Gunner 42‑37788 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
300 30 March 1945 Target: Deutsche Schiff- u. Maschinenbau A.G. (DESCHIMAG)
Submarine and Warship Yard
Machine Shop
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Bremen, Germany
Tail Gunner 44‑6592 Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back over North Sea because the exhaust stack 'broke off completely' on one engine.
Sortie Report
301 31 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany
Tail Gunner 43‑39236 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
302 3 April 1945 Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Kiel, Germany
Tail Gunner 43‑38800 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
303 4 April 1945 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Fassberg, Germany
Tail Gunner 44‑6592 Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron.
Sortie Report
304 5 April 1945 Target: Ordnance Depot
Type: Military
Location: Ingolstadt, Germany
Tail Gunner 44‑6514 Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
Sortie Report
305 6 April 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (Visual Primary)
Type: Transportation
Location: Leipzig, Germany
Tail Gunner 42‑37788 Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off
Did not take off; crew did not switch to a Spare Aircraft.
Sortie Report
306 7 April 1945 Target: Underground Oil Storage Plant
Type: Military
Location: Hitzacker, Germany
Tail Gunner 43‑38757 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
307 9 April 1945 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
Tail Gunner 42‑97824 Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Low Squadron hot camera ship. Turned back due to #1 engine failure; jettisoned bombs in Channel
Sortie Report
308 10 April 1945 Target: Ordnance Depot Workshop Area
Type: Military
Location: Oranienburg, Germany
Tail Gunner 43‑38757 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
309 11 April 1945 Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Freiham, Germany
Tail Gunner 42‑38208 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
311 15 April 1945 Target: Flak guns at Pointe de Suzac
Type: Military
Location: Royan, France
Tail Gunner 42‑102459 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
315 20 April 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Seddin, Germany
Tail Gunner 42‑38208 Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report
316 25 April 1945 Target: Skoda Armament Works
Type: Industry
Location: Pilsen / Plzeň, Czechoslovakia
Tail Gunner 43‑38752 Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron.
Sortie Report

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