Charles R Marshall
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) 21 July 1944 in A/C #42-50433.
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Sergeant Charles R. Marshall was born November 25, 1924. His next of kin were his wife, Dixie Marshall, his son, Robert D. Marshall, and his parents, Charles and Florence Marshall. His hometown was Martin, Kentucky.
On July 21, 1944, he was a gunner aboard B-24 tail #42-50433 of the 392nd Bomb Group, 579th Bomb Squadron, when it went down over Drosling, Germany.
His remains were never recovered.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
Events
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Born |
25 November 1924 | Sergeant Charles R. Marshall was born November 25, 1924. His next of kin were his wife, Dixie Marshall, his son, Robert D. Marshall, and his parents, Charles and Florence Marshall. His hometown was Martin, Kentucky. | |
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Died |
21 July 1944 | ||
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Buried |
His remains were never recovered. | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
21 July 1944 | On July 21, 1944, he was a gunner aboard B-24 tail #42-50433 of the 392nd Bomb Group, 579th Bomb Squadron, when it went down over Drosling, Germany. |
Revisions
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IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
ABMC, MACR 7245 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7245 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database