Serviceman
William R Merritt
Play his story on the map built from his record
- Army serial number
- 39411076
- Rank
- s/Sgt (3 September 1944), SSGT (14 September 1944), TSGT (9 January 1945)
- Hometown
- BRANLEY CA; Turlock CA; Turlock, CA
- Also written
- William Merritt
- In the book
- Heroes of the 483rd, p. 217
- Sources
- 483bg-record, assoc-roster, heroes-book, morning-report · service record at 483bg.org
Crews
- Clifford E. Sigler Crew · 840th
Missions placed on him
- mission 68, 14 August 1944 · Toulon · The Clifford E. Sigler crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 217)
- mission 70, 16 August 1944 · Valence · The Clifford E. Sigler crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 217)
- mission 74, 22 August 1944 · Odertal · The Clifford E. Sigler crew's history names Odertal: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 217)
- mission 82, 30 August 1944 · Novi Sad · The Clifford E. Sigler crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 217)
- mission 85, 4 September 1944 · Genoa · The Clifford E. Sigler crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 217)
- mission 138, 18 December 1944 · Odertal · The Clifford E. Sigler crew's history names Odertal: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 217)
- mission 142, 26 December 1944 · Odertal · The Clifford E. Sigler crew's history names Odertal: one of 3 missions there in its time (p. 217)
- mission 151, 21 January 1945 · Vienna · The Clifford E. Sigler crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 217)
- mission 155, 8 February 1945 · Vienna South · The Clifford E. Sigler crew flew it, per its history in Heroes of the 483rd (p. 217)
A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.
Awards
| Date | Award | General order | Rank then |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 1944 | Air Medal, 1st oak leaf cluster | 3394 | SSGT |
| 9 January 1945 | Air Medal, 2nd oak leaf cluster | 151 | TSGT |
From the general orders indexed by the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.
Morning reports
1 entry, first 3 September 1944, last 3 September 1944; grades seen: s/Sgt. The clerk's sentence is quoted as the machine read it from microfilm: "fr dy to DS" is from duty to detached service, "sk in hosp" sick in hospital, "asgd & jd" assigned and joined.
- 1944-09-03 840th: S/Set
National Archives pages: roll 570165454 p. 2611
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