Marvin Eugene McManus
Military
Sgt. McManus was wounded when a German fighter sent 20 mm cannon shell into his turret.
He kept shooting until he saw the fighter go down in flames, then climbed out of his turret, made his way to the radio room and collapsed.
Object Number - UPL 51888 - "Sgt. Marvin E. McManus of Montgomery City, Missouri, ball turret gunner on the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Hard To Get" is passed out of the waist...
Assigned to 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Wounded in attack on the ship building yards and naval arsenal at Kiel, Germany Nov-43 in B-17 'Hard to Get'; wounded when a German fighter sent 20mm cannon shell into his ball turret. He continued firing until he saw the fighter go down in flames, then climbed out of his turret, made his way to the radio room and collapsed. Wounded in Action (WIA)
Awards: SS, BS, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Missouri | 24 May 1924 | |
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Enlisted |
Jefferson Barracks, MO | 23 October 1942 | Jefferson Barracks, Missouri |
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Died |
Mountain Home, Baxter County, AR | 9 June 2001 | |
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Buried |
Reed Grove Cemetery Mountain Home, Baxter County, AR | 12 June 2001 | Reed Grove Cemetery Mountain Home, Baxter County, Arkansas |
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Based |
Bassingbourn | Assigned to 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
