Name:
Robert R. Mericle
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-661531
Unit:
364th Bomber Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-02-16
State:
South Dakota
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France
Plot:
H
Row:
5
Grave:
14
Decoration:
Purple Heart, Air Medal
Comments:
2nd Lt Robert R. Mericle, co-pilot of the B-17 42-5058 “Hun Hunter”, took off from station 105 in Chelveston, Nothamptonshire, UK at 0900 on a bombing mission over Saint Nazaire’s “Flak Alley” to target the submarine pens there. The plane was shot down by a German fighter and evacuated at 1112. The locals only saw one parachute but two crew members survived.