Marvin Dewey McLain
Military
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 5135 - The insignia of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
Shot down 20 December 1943 in B-17 #42-29935. Plane crashed into Channel. Prisoner of War (POW). Missing Air Crew Report #1725
POW
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Cat's Sass | Pulmadique
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 20 December 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
McClellan, Anniston, AL 36201, USA | 7 October 1942 | Residence: Montgomery County, Alabama Private, Branch Immaterial |
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Other Assigned |
17 November 1943 | Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 546th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #146 dated 17 November 1943, James Frederick Carnes Crew. One combat mission. | |
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Other Prisoner of War |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 20 December 1944 | POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
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Born |
Alabama, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1725, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…