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My Last Mission, undated

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This autographed memoir, entitled "My Last Mission", describes Lieutenant Colonel Ed Merkel's time, May 1943 -July 1945, as a B-17 pilot and German POW during World War II. Merkel was trained as a B-17 "Flying Fortress" pilot and was first stationed at Bassingbourne Air Station in England.

Dates: undated