Marion Akers Hutchens
Military
Object Number - UPL 52465 - 2nd Lt Marion Akers Hutchens, 389BG.
Assigned to 565BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down near Prum in B-24 42-95028 'The Daddy Rabbit' on 25-Dec-44, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11114
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39121867
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31311683
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 565th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34814519
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Enlisted, Nose Gunner
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Patrick County, VA | 25 June 1921 | Son of Banner Davis and Mary Frances [Corns] Hutchens. |
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Died |
Prum, Germany | 25 December 1944 | Shot down near Prum in B-24 42-95028 'The Daddy Rabbit' on 25-Dec-44, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11114 |
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Buried |
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial | Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial Liege, Belgium Plot E-Row 16-Grave 22 | |
| High Point, NC | NoK: Husband to Violet G Hutchens | ||
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Based |
Hethel | 25 December 1944 | Assigned to 565BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11114