Robert E Marrer

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

On 8 Nov 1942, on first mission, B-17F #41-24570 "Panhandle Doggie" 91BG/323BS suffered severe damage on the mission to bomb the German airfield Abbeville/Drucat but the plane returned with all crew and was salvaged. He was serving as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner on that aircraft. The navigator and bombardier were wounded.



Killed in action on 3 January 1943 in B-17F #42-5084 'Panhandle Doggie II' while serving as Engineer/Top Turret Gunner. Aircraft sustained a direct hit from anti-aircraft fire over the target and crashed into the sea near Isle de Noirmoutier, France.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Panhandle Dogie
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Panhandle Dogie II
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Noirmoutier, France 3 January 1944 Killed when aircraft took a direct hit from flak over the target and crashed into the sea near the Isle de Noirmountier, France.

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Commemorated

Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Madingley Road, Coton, Cambridgeshire CB23 7PH, UK Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery.

Revisions

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Added "II" characters to the end of nickname of A/C #42-5084.

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Combined two entries into a single entry. This record now includes information from the following source: MACR 2286 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database.

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Lee Cunningham 10-Jan-2015. Added connections for 8 Nov-43 mission and aircraft B-17F 41-24570 per information collected from B-17 F 42-5084 per "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

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Lee Cunningham 10-Jan-2015. Added 8-Nov-42 description to biography per "Losses of the 8th & 9th AIr Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

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Lee Cunningham 10-Jan-2015. Corrected typo in biography.

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Lee Cunningham 10-Jan-2015. Added decorations and Commemoration event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC); added SN per MACR 2286; added crew position, DBR event, and biography per "Lossess of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2286, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 60