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Merlyn Dale RUKES
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | 18084577 | ||||||
| AGE | 23 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | 26 May 1920 OKLAHOMA | ||||||
| ETAT | Canadian OKLAHOMA | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Parent: Charley William & Pearl (LORETTA) RUKES Brother: Charles Dewayne | ||||||
| RANK | Staff Sergeant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Gunner | ||||||
| JOB BEFORE ENLISTEMENT |  | ||||||
| DATE of ENLISTEMENT | 9 January 1942 Oklahoma City OKLAHOMA | ||||||
| SQUADRON | 358th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 303rd Bomber Group Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th U.S Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 3 January 1943 |  | |||||
| STATUS | MIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | 12 Km off St-Nazaire- 2 Km of Phare de la Banche See map | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress- type:
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 | ||||||
| CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James | ||||||
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Crew of B-17 Fortress - type F-20-BO - s/n 41-24526 VK*J"Leaping Liz"
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| 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 & PHOTO | Monty 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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| PROGRAMMER | Frédéric & Renaud |