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Merlyn W. Brandanger
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Years Served: | 1942-1945 | ||||||
| Branch: | Army Air Force | |||||||
| Unit: | 15th Air Force, 99th Bomb Group, 347th Bomb Squadron | |||||||
| Service Locations: | European + North African Theaters (Austria, Belgium, East Prussia, France, Germany, Italy, North Africa) | |||||||
| Highest Rank: | Staff Sergeant | |||||||
| Age Entered: | 19 | |||||||
| Age at Interview: | 82 (2006) | |||||||
| Place of Birth: | Robert, WI | |||||||
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| Interviewer: | Sandra Arnold |
Audio Clips
- Abandoning the aircraft after getting hit
- Being captured
- Finding humor as a POW
- Forced march
- How being a POW changed me
- I wouldn't give up
- My folks received a Missing In Action notification
- My job on a B-17 bomber
- Returning to American after being a POW
- The first two to bail out of the plane were picked up by good partisans
- The Germans knew more about our outfit than we did
- We were not on a routine mission
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