Donald Charles Marsh
Military
Removed associations to 492nd Bomb Group & Component Squadrons as the Diary only covers 306th Bomb Group.
Associated missions, and people mentioned in document.
Object Number - UPL 37317 - Squadron Diaries 12 Sep 44
He was shot down on his 33rd mission on 12 Sept 1944 and crashed at Uedersee in B-17 'Umbriago' #42-97278. He became a Prisoner of War (POW) at Stalag Luft I and was liberated in May 1945. He describes what happened in First Over Germany.
POW, AM 3/Oak Leaf Cluster; DFC;
Connections
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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-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Umbriago
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Roscommon, Michigan, USA | 29 December 1919 | |
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Died |
30 November 2004 | ||
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Buried |
St Joseph Cemetery, Greenfield, Ohio | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 12 September 1944 |
Revisions
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Updated rank & middle name per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 93531939.
See: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/93531939/donald-charles-marsh
306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition MACR 8833; First Over Germany pg. 277; / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8833 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
