RUKES Merlyn D - 358 BS 303 BGH

 

Merlyn Dale RUKES

 

rukes merlyn dale
NUMBER OF SERVICE18084577
AGE23 yo
DATE OF BIRTH26 May 1920 OKLAHOMA
ETATCanadian OKLAHOMA
FAMILY

Parent: Charley William & Pearl (LORETTA) RUKES

Brother:  Charles Dewayne  

RANKStaff Sergeant
FONCTIONGunner
JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT OK
DATE of ENLISTEMENT9 January 1942 Oklahoma City OKLAHOMA
 SQUADRON358th Bomber Squadron
 GROUP303rd Bomber Group Heavy
ARMY8th  U.S Air Force
DATE OF DEATH3 January 1943rukes merlyn d mur
STATUSMIA
PLACE OF DEATH12 Km off St-Nazaire- 2 Km of Phare de la Banche

See map
DATA PLAN 

B-17 Fortress- type:
F-20-BO-s/n 41-24526

b17

VK-J Triangle- C * "Leaping Liz"

Marc 7650

Mission: Attack underwater base of St. Nazaire

Décollage station 107 Molesworth, CAMBRIDGESHIRE UK

Abattu par chasseurs et flak

CEMETERYBRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James

Map of St James American Cemetery

GRAVE
PlotRowGrave
Wall of Missing
DECORATION

Air Medal + OLC

Purple Heart 

World War II Victory Medal

am olc

Photo FDLM 

victory medal
usaf  8air force  303bg 358bs
STORY
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Crew of B-17 Fortress - type F-20-BO - s/n 41-24526 VK*J

"Leaping Liz"

 
1st Lieutenant James B. CLARK Pilot Dead MIA Mur des Disparus Cim Cambridge O-435857 Mt Vernon, OHIO
2nd Lieutenant Paul Jr BOUTON CoPilot Dead Arlington Cem. Virginia USA O-790857 Lakeland, FLORIDA
2nd Lieutenant Charles E. HOFFMAN Navigator Dead MIA Mur des Disparus Cim St-James (50) O-728211 Norman, OKLAHOMA
2nd Lieutenant Don W. LUSK Jr Bomber Dead Cim Am Epinal (88) A.38.45 O-727108 Silver City, NEW MEXICO
Sergeant Arthur BRUNNET Gunner Dead MIA Mur des Disparus Cim Cambridge 13031181 Portage, PENNSYLVANIA
S/Sergeant George F. HALL Jr Gunner Dead KIA Cim St-James (50) L.12.9 17033050 Des Moines, IOWA
Sergeant Jonathan S. LAND Gunner Dead MIA Mur des Disparus Cim St-James (50) 12012560 Penn Grove, NEW JERSEY
T/Sergeant Thomas J. REINO Gunner Dead MIA Mur des Disparus Cim St-James (50) 13037536 WASHINGTON, DC
S/Sergeant Merlyn D. RUKES Gunner Dead MIA Mur des Disparus Cim St-James (50) 18084577 Canadian, OKLAHOMA
S/Sergeant Leroy W. WILDER Radio/Gunner Dead Cim Orleans , California USA 39013694 Orleans, CALIFORNIA

SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTOMonty Mc DANIEL - JF PELLOUAIS - Source The Ragged Irregular, avril 1998, (traduction Claude Rabault) - Together We Served - www.forosegundaguerra.com - Findagrave.com - Abmc.gov - Frédéric LAVERNHE - Aad.archives.gov 
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