Charles H Marson
Military
Object Number - UPL 37101 - "S/Sgt Charles H Marson of Boothbay Harbor, Maine, waist gunner on a Boeing B-17 based at Molesworth, England, mans his gun during a mission over...
Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 27 x combat missions. Ditched in North Sea 6-Sep-43 in B-17 42-3002 'Old Squaw'. Picked up by ASR Returned to duty (RTD). ETD.
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Old Squaw
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 359th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Lincoln County, ME | 11 November 1920 | Son of Charles C and Clara E Marson. |
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Enlisted |
Portland, ME | 15 December 1941 | Portland, Maine |
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Other Ditched RTD |
English Channel | 6 September 1943 | Ditched in North Sea 6-Sep-43 in B-17 42-3002 'Old Squaw'. Picked up by ASR Returned to duty (RTD). |
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Died |
8 December 1980 | ||
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Buried |
Lincoln Cemetery Lincoln, Lincoln County, NM | 11 December 1980 | Lincoln Cemetery Lincoln, Lincoln County, New Mexico |
| Boothbay Harbour, ME | |||
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Based |
Molesworth | Assigned to 359BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Other Hospitalised |
Yuma AAF, AZ | Hospitalised Yuma AAF, Arizona, knee injury, medical discharge. |
Revisions
Added a Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 14457516.
Source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/14457516/charles-marson
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor
