April 9, 1916 – October 6, 1944
Ned Mertz
Personal Information
Birthplace: Reading, PA
Service Information
Branch of Service: Army
Unit: 549th Bomb
Theater of Operation: European
Enlisted / Commissioned: Apr 9, 1943
Honored By: Grandson, Jeffrey Page
Biography
Ned H. Mertz was killed in action on October 6, 1944, during a bomb run over Berlin. He was a tailgunner on a B-17. He was a replacement that day.
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