42-39903 Marjorie Ann

media-31770.jpeg UPL 31770

452nd Bomb Group Assoc.

Object Number - UPL 31770

Delivered Long Beach 2/10/43; Walla Walla 7/11/43; Assigned 729BS/452BG [M3-V] Deopham Green 9/2/44; Missing in Action French rail junctions 8/7/44 with Verne Hale, Co-pilot: Ralph Gray, Radio Operator: Bob Nolan, Waist gunner: Tony Kasputis, Tail gunner: Vernon Naake (5 Prisoner of War); Navigator: Walt Carter, Bombardier: Chas Cahill, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Ken Stedkamp, Ball turret gunner: Gordon Bickley, Waist gunner: Roy Dobrinsky (5 EVD- all back in UK by 26/8/44); flak KOd #2, fire followed, crashed Ymare, five miles SE of Rouen, Fr. Missing Air Crew Report 7225. MARJORIE ANN.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Gordon H Bickley

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Charles P Cahill

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier, Flight Engineer; Top Turret Gunner

Walter C Carter

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Roy C Dobrinsky

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Ralph M Gray

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Failed to Return (FTR)

8 July 1944

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https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=4437924426433407&set=gm.2506461956…

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https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=4437909953101521&set=gm.2506453672…

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Added a space before the words "Tail gunner" in the A/C “Description” to aid readability.

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AAM key image cropped to aircraft from formation photo.

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452nd Bomb Group Assoc.

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452nd Bomb Group Assoc.

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Dave Osborne, B-17 Fortress Master Log / MACR 7225 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

42-39903: Gallery (4 items)

42-39903, Marjorie Ann

Object number: UPL 71645 - 42-39903, Marjorie Ann

Marjorie Ann Nose Art

Object number: UPL 71648 - 42-39903 Marjorie Ann Nose Art