Meroney, Virgil Kersh, II, Col

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Colonel
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
21-Organization Commander
Last AFSC Group
Command and Control
Primary Unit
1968-1969, 21, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing - Wolf Pack
Service Years
1940 - 1970
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Home State
Arkansas
Arkansas
Year of Birth
1921
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Pine Bluff
Last Address
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Date of Passing
Jun 27, 1980
 
Location of Interment
Graceland Cemetery - Pine Bluff, Arkansas

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Last Known Activity:

Col. Virgil K. Meroney, II served in the U.S. Air Force for 31 years. He had a distinguished career and was a veteran of World War II, the Korean Conflict and the war in Vietnam.
(See Bio for details of his career.)

He was interred in Graceland Cemetery, Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas.

   
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Aviator (Command)
Parachutist (Basic)


 
 Unit Assignments
US Army (USA)Fighter Units487th Fighter Squadron8th Air Force
8th Tactical Fighter Wing - Wolf Pack
  1940-1942, US Army (USA)
  1943-1944, AAF MOS 1055, 352nd Fighter Group
  1943-1944, AAF MOS 1055, 487th Fighter Squadron
  1943-1944, AAF MOS 1055, 8th Air Force
  1968-1969, 21, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing - Wolf Pack
 Combat and Non-Combat Operations
  1943-1943 WWII - European Theater of Operations/Air Offensive, Europe Campaign (1942-44)
  1944-1944 WWII - European Theater of Operations/Rhineland Campaign (1944-45)
  1950-1953 Korean War
  1961-1961 Cold War Incident - Standoff at Checkpoint Charlie (East Germany)
 My Aircraft/Missiles
P-47 Thunderbolt (Jug)  P-51/F-51 Mustang  F-100 Super Sabre  F-4 Phantom  
  1942-1944, P-47 Thunderbolt (Jug)
  1947-1948, P-51/F-51 Mustang
  1953-1957, F-86 Sabre
  1955-1955, F-86 Sabre
  1957-1957, F-100 Super Sabre
  1968-1969, F-4 Phantom
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