World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Merritt Duane Payne
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Johnson City, New York
Honored By
Barbara Feather
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED WITH 100TH BOMB GROUP, 351ST BOMB SQUADRON, THORPE ABBOTS, ENGLAND. BALL TURRETS MAINTENANCE, (TOP, BALL AND CHIN TURRETS). THEN SERVED WITH THE 78TH DIVISION , 309TH INFANTRY REGIMENT, COMPANY I, IN FRANCE, BELGIUM, AND GERMANY. MORTAR MAN.