Gerry Asher
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Shaker Blue Lead, 26 June 1943
P-47C serial 41-6322 "Little Butch" flown by CAPT Merle Eby, 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th FG. Bomber escort mission to Villacoublay, France.
KIA in engagement with FW-190s of JG-26. Eby's body was never recovered; it is assumed he went down over the English Channel after being 'bounced.'
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Shaker Blue Lead, 26 June 1943
P-47C serial 41-6322 "Little Butch" flown by CAPT Merle Eby, 61st Fighter Squadron, 56th FG. Bomber escort mission to Villacoublay, France.
KIA in engagement with FW-190s of JG-26. Eby's body was never recovered; it is assumed he went down over the English Channel after being 'bounced.'
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Uploaded on March 16, 2012
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