World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Merle L. Wilson
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Wellington, Kansas
Honored By
Louise V. Terrell
HE WAS ONE OF THE ORIGINAL 10-MAN CREW OF B-24 AIRCRAFT #42-40913, NICKNAMED 'ZOMBIE'. THEY DEPLOYED OUT OF HAMILTON FIELD, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, ON/ABOUT 21 JUNE 1943, ARRIVING AT PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA ON/ABOUT 14 JULY 1943, ASSIGNED TO 64TH SQUADRON, 43RD BOMB GROUP, 5TH AIR FORCE.