World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Mervin Louis Ransom
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Castalia, Ohio
Honored By
Daughter
ASSIGNED TO THE 466TH BOMB GROUP, 787TH SQUADRON, 96TH WING, 8TH AIR FORCE. FIRST COMBAT MISSION ON D-DAY ON JUNE 6, 1944. FLEW AS CO-PILOT ON B-24. SHOT DOWN IN HOLLAND AFTER 23 MISSIONS AND SPENT LAST 9 MONTHS OF WAR IN POW CAMP IN GERMANY. RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART FOR SHOULDER DISLOCATION AFTER PARACHUTING FROM PLANE.