(F. Birtciel)
1/Lt. Donald L. Mercier
(F. Birtciel)
1/Lt. Donald L. Mercier
343rd FS - June 1944 - December 1944
| Assigned Aircraft |
P-51D CY-B 44-14384 "Li'l Pearl" (D. Morris) |
| Mission History |
62 missions |
| Mission List |
Not Known |
| Air Scores | 1.5-0-0 |
| Ground Scores | 1-0 |
| Score Detail | 28 August 1944 He-111 destroyed (air) SW
Koblenz 10 September 1944 Me-109 destroyed (ground) NE Augsburg 02 November 1944 (.5)Me-109 destroyed (air) Erfurt-Weimar (shared with a 359th FG P-51) |
| Notes | September 1944 - Awarded 2 Oak Leaf Clusters to the Air
Medal November 1944 - Awarded 4th Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal November 1944 - Awarded 5th Oak Leaf Cluster to the Air Medal |
| Memories | Description of the encounter between 1st Lt. Don Mercier (343rd FS) and Sepp Schmauz's He-111 on the 28th August 1944. |
| Additional Photoraph |
Lt. Mercier with S/Sgt. Billie C. Newman Nb. Photo opens in new window. Close window to return to this page. |