Marcus M Elliott
Military![Personnel of the 379th Bomb Group study official bomb strike photos following a raid. Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and Passed 22 Feb 1944.' [stamp], '307063.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: '2,000 planes strike at Reich again. For the first time, an all-American air force numbering 2,000 bomber and fighter aircraft took the air on Monday Feb 21st when they launched a massive raid on German air factories and aerodrome repair depots at Brunswick and North West Germany. Photo shows:- Viewing](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/wysiwyg_x2/public/freeman/media-380023.jpg.webp?itok=JI0tk7MM)
Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and Passed 22 Feb 1944.' [stamp], '307063.' [Censor no.]
Printed caption on reverse: '2,000 planes strike at Reich again. For the first time, an all-American air force numbering 2,000 bomber and fighter aircraft took the air on Monday Feb 21st when they launched a massive raid on German air factories and aerodrome repair depots at Brunswick and North West Germany. Photo shows:- Viewing the strike photos of the raid. Left to right:- Lt. Col. Louis W. Rohr, Teaneck JN, group operations officer; Colonel Maurice A. Preston, Tulare, California, Commanding Officer of the Fort Group; and Major Marcus M. Elliott, Los-Angeles, group leader, viewing the official bomb strike photos shortly after returning from the highly successful raid over Germany. US Pool/ FP/H Keystone.' Roger Freeman Collection
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Object Number - FRE 1227 - Personnel of the 379th Bomb Group study official bomb strike photos following a raid. Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and Passed 22 Feb...
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Nose Gunner / Togglier / Waist Gunner
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Pomona, California | 1 April 1919 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Who's Who in the Eighth Air Force and/or Biographical Directory Command & Staff Officers Eighth Air Force 1942-45
![Personnel of the 379th Bomb Group study official bomb strike photos following a raid. Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and Passed 22 Feb 1944.' [stamp], '307063.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: '2,000 planes strike at Reich again. For the first time, an all-American air force numbering 2,000 bomber and fighter aircraft took the air on Monday Feb 21st when they launched a massive raid on German air factories and aerodrome repair depots at Brunswick and North West Germany. Photo shows:- Viewing](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380023.jpg.webp?itok=_OP8kGc1)
![A bomber crew of the 379th Bomb Group return to base after a raid on Kiel in their B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 6 Jan 1944.' [stamp] ad '298987.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'BACK FROM RAID IN KIEL. Ninety-five German fighters were shot down during heavy, widespread raids by Forts and Liberators yesterday, January 5, when the big bombers spread their blows from Kiel, on the Baltic to Bordeaux, near France's southern coast](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380028.jpg.webp?itok=4aUbki7W)