Merle E. Lamon

BRANCH OF SERVICE
Army Air Corps (Army Air Forces)

RANK
Sergeant - WWII

HOMETOWN
Paoli, IN

HONORED BY
Grateful American



World War II Veteran,Entered service on 4 February 1942 at Fort Benjamin Harrison,Indiana.Discharged on 23 November 1945 at Camp Atterbury,Indiana. Served with the 97th Bombardment Group Very Heavy[The Hour Has Come] 341st Bombardment Squadron operating B-17G Flying Fortress in the European Theater,North Africa and Mediterranean Theaters of operation at Cerignola,Italy,Amendola,Italy and Marcianise,Italy. with the 8th,12th and 15th Air Force. Awards include TWO Distinguished Unit Citation for Steyr,Austria and Ploesti,Rumania.