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Delivered Cheyenne 28/10/43; Gr Island 12/11/43; Wilmington 26/11/43; Assigned 326BS/92BG [JW-S] Podington 4/1/44. Missing in Action Frankfurt 8 February 1944 with Pilot Warren E. McMurray, Co-pilot: Clayton F. Fitzgerald, Ball turret gunner: Leburn W. Merritt, Right Waist gunner: Robert A. Herber, Bombardier Sidney Scheiman (5 Killed in Action); Radio Operator: Harold H. Barnett (Prisoner of War); Navigator: William A. Hoffman III, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: George P. Buckner, Left Waist gunner: David Warner, Tail gunner: Marion Knight (4 Evaded-EVD). Enemy aircraft KO’d #4, crashed in a woods near Catheux, 6km N of Crevecoeur-le-Grand, 20 SE of Poix/Somme, France. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 2365.
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31183961
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Other Failed to Return (FTR) |
France | 8 February 1944 |
Revisions
MACR 2365
Escape & Evasion Reports.
Research for Marion Knight's page at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fknightjm.html
Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 2365 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database