Sgt Mehlman served in the 850th Bomber Squadron, 490th Bomber Group, Heavy, as Sergeant and Radio Operator on the B-17G #43-38167 during World War II. He was Killed in Action on February 6, 1945, when his airplane was involved in a mid-air collision with B-17G #43-38699, piloted by Lt Dunn, over France. That day, his crew took off from airfield station 134 in Eye, England, for a strategic mission to Chemnitz, Germany.

Airmen who perished on B-17G #43-38167:
1Lt William S. Schoenfeld - Pilot - Survived
2Lt Raymond D. Schar - Co-Pilot - Survived
Lt Jack Ronald Owen - Co-Pilot - KIA
2Lt Garry I. Leonard - Navigator - KIA
F/O Leo A. Braddell - Bombardier - KIA
Sgt Frank M. Alexander - Mechanic - Survived
Sgt Mehlman - Radio Operator - KIA
Cpl Drayton P. Mannies - Machine Gunner - KIA
Sgt Irwin H. Wramp - Rear Gunner - KIA

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, francecrashes39-45.net