Marcus V Dunham Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-48711.jpeg UPL 48711 Marcus V Dunham Jr, Navigator, KIA May 13 1944.

Family photos. Marcus V Dunham Jr. was from the Bronx, NY and was an only child. KIA Age 22 years.

Object Number - UPL 48711 - Marcus V Dunham Jr, Navigator, KIA May 13 1944.

Shot down 13 May 1944 in B-17 41-29391 'Little Lulu. ' Killed in Action.



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Units served with

Three little girls hold up a balloon celebrating the 100th mission of the 466th Bomb Group in front of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-95592) nicknamed "Black Cat". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'On our 100 Mission party Day- 18 Aug 1944, Attlebridge, 466th- wouldn't it be something if we could identify these girls? How could I do it?'

466th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Russell Thyrl Swain

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-742222
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

41-29391

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Little LuLu
  • Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Attlebridge airfield, looking north, the fuel store and a T2 hangar are in the upper centre, 31 January 1946. Photograph taken by No. 90 Squadron, sortie number RAF/3G/TUD/UK/51. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Attlebridge

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

New York, New York 17 June 1921

Other

466th BG Combat Tour

Attlebridge Airfield, Germany 24 March 1944 - 13 May 1944 14 combat missions

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Boostedt, Germany 13 May 1944 His aircraft was set on fire by German fighters. The pilot was wounded by machine gun fire. The aircraft blew up, blowing the pilot and co-pilot clear and able to pull their parachutes. The rest of the crew were KIA B-24H-15-CF #41-29391 "Little Lulu"
Valley Stream, New York, USA 66 Olson Street

Revisions

Date
Contributor466thHistorian
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Sources

"Attlebridge Arsenal" - Brassfield & Wassom
page 237

Date
Contributor466thHistorian
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https://www.ancestry.com/search/?name=Marcus+V_Dunham&event=_Valley+Str…
Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom, page 237

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Contributor466thHistorian
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466th BG Historian

Date
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4824 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 48711 - Marcus V Dunham Jr, Navigator, KIA May 13 1944.