Beck, Merlin Clifton

Individual Personnel Data
Name Beck, Merlin Clifton   ‡
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Rank Corporal / Staff Sergeant
Serial Number 19127164   ‡
Unit Assignments Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #56 dated 13 March 1945, effective 13 March 1945.
Duty Tail Gunner
MOS611 - Aerial Gunner
Last Duty Date TBD
Results TBD
Additional Information
  • Date of Birth: 15 March 1916
  • Promoted to Sergeant effective 26 March 1945 per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #66 dated 26 March 1945.
  • Promoted to Staff Sergeant per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #103 dated 15 May 1945.
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
CREWMEMBER POSITION RESULTS
2nd Lt. Martin, Gerald L⇗PilotTBD
2nd Lt. Standifird, George Junior⇗Co-pilotTBD
Flt. Ofcr. Marks, Bernard (NMI)⇗NavigatorTBD
Flt. Ofcr. Drevalas, Constantine Nikolas⇗BombardierTR
CPL. King, Joseph Edward⇗Radio Operator / GunnerFCMEW
CPL. Anderson, Donald W⇗Engineer / Top Turret GunnerTR
CPL. Dobbs, Carl Lee⇗Ball Turret GunnerTR
CPL. Beck, Merlin CliftonTail GunnerTBD
CPL. Nowacki, Daniel Leo⇗Flexible GunnerTR
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 11 Combat Missions.
Number Date Target Position Aircraft Mission/Sortie Information
299⇗ 28 March 1945 Target: Berlin/Spandau Motor Transport Works
Type: Industry
Location: Spandau (Berlin), Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑37788⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
300⇗ 30 March 1945 Target: Deutsche Schiff- u. Maschinenbau A.G. (DESCHIMAG)
Submarine and Warship Yard
Machine Shop
Type: Submarine Facility
Location: Bremen, Germany 		Tail Gunner 44‑6592⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Turned back over North Sea because the exhaust stack 'broke off completely' on one engine.
Sortie Report⇗
301⇗ 31 March 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Lützkendorf, Germany 		Tail Gunner 43‑39236⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
302⇗ 3 April 1945 Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Kiel, Germany 		Tail Gunner 43‑38800⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
303⇗ 4 April 1945 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Fassberg, Germany 		Tail Gunner 44‑6592⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Low Squadron.
Sortie Report⇗
304⇗ 5 April 1945 Target: Ordnance Depot
Type: Military
Location: Ingolstadt, Germany 		Tail Gunner 44‑6514⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron flying spare; joined formation.
Sortie Report⇗
305⇗ 6 April 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (Visual Primary)
Type: Transportation
Location: Leipzig, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑37788⇗ Scrubbed: Did Not Take Off
Did not take off; crew did not switch to a Spare Aircraft.
Sortie Report⇗
306⇗ 7 April 1945 Target: Underground Oil Storage Plant
Type: Military
Location: Hitzacker, Germany 		Tail Gunner 43‑38757⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
307⇗ 9 April 1945 Target: Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑97824⇗ Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Low Squadron hot camera ship. Turned back due to #1 engine failure; jettisoned bombs in Channel
Sortie Report⇗
308⇗ 10 April 1945 Target: Ordnance Depot Workshop Area
Type: Military
Location: Oranienburg, Germany 		Tail Gunner 43‑38757⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
309⇗ 11 April 1945 Target: Underground Oil Storage Depot
Type: Oil Industry
Location: Freiham, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑38208⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
311⇗ 15 April 1945 Target: Flak guns at Pointe de Suzac
Type: Military
Location: Royan, France 		Tail Gunner 42‑102459⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
315⇗ 20 April 1945 Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards
Type: Transportation
Location: Seddin, Germany 		Tail Gunner 42‑38208⇗ Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗
316⇗ 25 April 1945 Target: Skoda Armament Works
Type: Industry
Location: Pilsen / Plzeň, Czechoslovakia 		Tail Gunner 43‑38752⇗ Combat Mission Credit
High Squadron.
Sortie Report⇗

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