William Marra
Military | Technical Sergeant | Top Turret Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
INT Landed in Switzerland on 9/5/44 in B-17 Blues in the Night #4337866
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Ernest M Feibusch
Military
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Awards/Medals: 5 Battlestars Shuttle Mission Medal to Russia 4 Air Medals
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William H. Marra, Mike Wojicick (?), Ernest Wiefusch, Bob Mines, Jim Echman (James B. Echman)
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Tech. Sgt. William H. Marra
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The backside (photo included in this collection) names all of the members in his squad: William H. Marra (himself, pictured front row L to R), Mike Wojicicki, James B. Echman, Bob Mines, Bob Kincade, Ernest Fiebusch, Tom Gallagher (Pilot), James Atkinson (Bombadier), Daniel Holey Wariguton. I hope I spelled all of these names correctly. See UPL 16280 for reverse: http://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/16280
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A view from his plane. Location: ?
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This is the backside of the larger group photo naming all of the members in his squad: William H. Marra (himself), Mike Wojicicki (?) James B. Eckman, Bob Mines, Bob Kincade, Ernest Fiebusch, Tom Gallagher (Pilot), James Atkinson (Bombadier), Daniel Holey. I hope I spelled all of these names correctly. See UPL 16278 for front of photo http://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/16278
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William H. Marra in the center.
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Tech. Sgt. William H. Marra, Location: Fair Haven, N.Y. Circa. 1944
INT Landed in Switzerland on 9/5/44 in B-17 Blues in the Night #4337866
'I was one of those [who flew out of Britain] (390th BG) we were shot down over Stuttgart (25th mission).'
Service
People
Units served with
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390th Bomb Group
Group
The 390th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Framlingham, Suffolk, between July 1943 and the end of the war in Europe. The Group was engaged in strategic missions until the invasion of Europe when its role became more of a tactical one. This... -
571st Bomb Squadron
Squadron
Aircraft
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43-37866
B-17 Flying Fortress
Delivered Cheyenne 30/5/44; Hunter 8/6/44; Dow Fd 24/6/44; Assigned 571BS/390BG [FC-B] Framlingham 29/6/44; Missing in Action Stuttgart 5/9/44 with Tom Gallagher, COMP-Capt Alvin Jaspers, Navigator: Dan Foley, Bombardier: Vic Estes, Flight engineer/top...
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | San Francisco, California | |
| Returned (RTD) | France | 5 September 1944 |
Revisions
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 20 November 2014 14:54:15 | Emily | Changes to biography |
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Self, via American Air Museum Memory Book Correspondence |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 27 September 2014 18:09:16 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8456 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database |
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