Bliss Mehr served in the U.S. Army Air Corps, as a Captain with the 84th Bomb Squad, 47th Bomb Group in World War II. He was killed on March 24, 1945 in Italy. He had received the air medal for Meritorious service on the night prior to his death. He had been engaged in night intruder missions piloting an A-20 Havoc Bomber at the time of his death.