James M Marshall
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA). B-17 42-3268 'Carol Jane'. Plane exploded on take-off, had reached 500 feet when it veered sharply to the side. Bomb load blew up and the gasoline all at one time. Everyone on board was killed.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15098073
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12146258
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-747159
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-681122
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20301615 / O-676969
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron 534th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Vanderburgh County, IN, USA | 13 January 1917 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort Harrison State Park, 6000 N. Post Road, Indianapolis, IN 46216, USA | 1 July 1941 | Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN. |
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Died |
1 Mile West Snetterton, Norwich NR16 2JU, UK | 5 January 1944 | Plane exploded on take-off. 6-Jan-44. Died of injuries day later. |
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Based |
Snetterton Heath | 5 January 1944 | Assigned to 413BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
14340 Old State Rd, Evansville, IN 47725, USA | Centenary cemetery Evansville, IN. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources
Added James Marshall's name to the Roll of Honour in the American Air Museum at IWM Duxford.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Combat Chronology, Unit History; Snetterton Falcons, pg 59 and 97 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia