Marion B Beal

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Ten Knights in a Bar Room UPL 19413 UPL 19413 Flying Fortress B-17F 42-30353 'Ten Knights in a Bar Room' and crew.
Back Row L-R Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown. Martin J Mitchell (Crew Chief). Edward J Lane (Nav). Robert W. Geib (pilot). James W Whitcomb (Co-Pilot). Marion b Beal (bdr) Unknown (sqdn Maintenance Officer). Unknown (Asstsqdn Maintenance Officer)
Front Row L-R Edward E Caldwell (WG) Malcomb Black R/O) William A Cosgrove (TG). Donald L Bridges (BTG) Thomas E Baldwin (TTG) William T Miller (WG) Unknown (Line Chief)

Updated names with info found here. https://95thbgdb.com/person/368

Object Number - UPL 19413 - Flying Fortress B-17F 42-30353 'Ten Knights in a Bar Room' and crew. Back Row L-R Unknown, Unknown, Unknown, Unknown. Martin J Mitchell (Crew...

Shot down by fighters and crashed NE of Diepholz, GR on a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944 in B-17F #42-29943 'Situation Normal'. Killed in Action (KIA).

Marion Beal is third from the right, back row in the crew pic for Ten Knights in a Bar Room

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Situation Normal
  • Unit: 305th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 335th Bomb Squadron
Ten Knights in a Bar Room
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ten Knights in a Bar Room
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 335th Bomb Squadron 803rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

6 March 1944

Born

Buried

North Carolina

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 6 March 1944

Revisions

Date
ContributorRayWells
Changes
Sources

added pic and bio details

Date
ContributorRayWells
Changes
Sources

added link to crew pic

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2980 / MACR 2980, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Marion B Beal: Gallery (1 items)