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1LT James A Merriman

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1LT James A Merriman

Birth
Nebraska, USA
Death
8 Mar 1944 (aged 27–28)
Germany
Burial
Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA Add to Map
Plot
SECTION 79 SITE 241-243
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James served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-24H (#41-29292), 705th Bomber Squadron, 446th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

He resided in Lancaster County, Nebraska prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on March 31, 1942 in Omaha, Nebraska. He was noted as being employed as a linemen and also as Single, without dependents.

James was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was shot down by enemy fighters and crashed South East of Fuhrberg-Hanover, Germany during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.

He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on April 10, 1950. Airmen from two different B-24 are interred here together. It is unknown why they are interred in the same plot.

Service # O-740246

Airmen who perished on B-24H (#41-29292):

Baxa, Leonard J, 2nd Lt, Navigator, Illinois
Carr, Jay G, 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, Missouri
Casey, James E., 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Mississippi
Grant, Glenn O ~ T/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Georgia
Hahnert, Calvin G ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Indiana
May, Kenneth R., S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Indiana
Merriman, James A., 1st Lt, Pilot, Nebraska
Micken, Robert B ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Pennsylvania
Morrissey, Pearce J, T/Sgt, Radio Operator, New Hampshire
Myers, Robert L., S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Pennsylvania

Airmen who perished on B-24J (#42-100231):

Capps, Milton L. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, South Carolina
Civitarese, William P. ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Massachusetts
Helfer, Clifton C. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Michigan
Hood, Alva W., T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Idaho
Mars, Antigon O. M. ~ 1st Lt, Navigator
Neamon, Leon ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, New York
Robblee, Loring J. ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Massachusetts
Roeder, Irvin C. ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Indiana
Wilkins, Glen O. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, California
Worsham, Edgar A., Jr. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Maryland

( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
James served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-24H (#41-29292), 705th Bomber Squadron, 446th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.

He resided in Lancaster County, Nebraska prior to the war.

He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on March 31, 1942 in Omaha, Nebraska. He was noted as being employed as a linemen and also as Single, without dependents.

James was "Killed In Action" when his B-24 was shot down by enemy fighters and crashed South East of Fuhrberg-Hanover, Germany during the war. He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.

He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on April 10, 1950. Airmen from two different B-24 are interred here together. It is unknown why they are interred in the same plot.

Service # O-740246

Airmen who perished on B-24H (#41-29292):

Baxa, Leonard J, 2nd Lt, Navigator, Illinois
Carr, Jay G, 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, Missouri
Casey, James E., 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Mississippi
Grant, Glenn O ~ T/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Georgia
Hahnert, Calvin G ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Indiana
May, Kenneth R., S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Indiana
Merriman, James A., 1st Lt, Pilot, Nebraska
Micken, Robert B ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, Pennsylvania
Morrissey, Pearce J, T/Sgt, Radio Operator, New Hampshire
Myers, Robert L., S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Pennsylvania

Airmen who perished on B-24J (#42-100231):

Capps, Milton L. ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, South Carolina
Civitarese, William P. ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Massachusetts
Helfer, Clifton C. ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, Michigan
Hood, Alva W., T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Idaho
Mars, Antigon O. M. ~ 1st Lt, Navigator
Neamon, Leon ~ 1st Lt, Bombardier, New York
Robblee, Loring J. ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Massachusetts
Roeder, Irvin C. ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Indiana
Wilkins, Glen O. ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator, California
Worsham, Edgar A., Jr. ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, Maryland

( Bio & Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )

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1LT, US ARMY AIR FORCES WORLD WAR II



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  • Created by: ShaneO
  • Added: Nov 23, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44718879/james_a-merriman: accessed ), memorial page for 1LT James A Merriman (1916–8 Mar 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 44718879, citing Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA; Maintained by ShaneO (contributor 47009366).