World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Merton L. Chouinard
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Hopkinton, Massachusetts
Honored By
Richard Chouinard
Relationship
Brother
PARTICIPATED IN THE EUROPEAN THEATERS OF OPERATION WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 567TH BOMB SQUADRON, 389TH BOMBER GROUP-HEAVY, AS A NAVIGATOR FROM 18 NOVEMBER 1942 UNTIL HIS LAST MISSION (8TH AIR FORCE MISSION, 652) ON 28 SEPTEMBER 1944; BOMBING OIL AND VEHICLE PLANTS LOCATED IN KASSEL, CENTRAL GERMANY. HE WAS KILLED IN ACTION WHILE FLYING AS A NAVIGATOR ABOARD B-24 'POT LUCK' (SERIAL #42-95071). HE IS BURIED AT THE AMERICAN CEMETERY OF THE NETHERLANDS.