Missing information?
Do you have any additional information you would like to share about a soldier?
Submit- Full
name
KULP, Merlin Francine - Date of
birth
18 September 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Virginia -
Hometown
Campbell County, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-687949 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
703rd Bombardment Squadron,
445th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 April 1944 - Place of
death
2 or 3 miles from Dusseldorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 14 | 6 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Marion F. Kulp (father)
Carolena M. (Shultz) Kulp (mother)
Marion F. Kulp (sister)
Durward S. Kulp (brother)
Oliver E. Kulp (brother)
Bernadette C. Kulp (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-50325 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Hamm, Germany
MACR: 4173
More information
1st Lt Merlin F. Kulp graduated from E.C. Glass High School.Eyewitness statement:
"Ship 325 was heading northwest from Hamm when I last saw it. It was losing altitude but was under control."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Marcel Cazemier, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Marcel Cazemier, Yearbook E.C. Glass High School via Marcel Cazemier