Marion Edward Shelor

Military
media-37255.jpeg UPL 37255 2LT Marion E. Shelor
Navigator
Jonas Latwaitis Crew
485th BG - 829th BS - 15th AF
Shot down and captured on 9 June 1944 near Thal, Austria. One of only three surivors from his crew.

Object Number - UPL 37255 - 2LT Marion E. Shelor Navigator Jonas Latwaitis Crew 485th BG - 829th BS - 15th AF Shot down and captured on 9 June 1944 near Thal, Austria. One...


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Units served with

A B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-41068) of the 485th Bomb Group, 15th Air Force in flight. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Yellow? 44-41068.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 485th Bomb Group 829th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: T-61254
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Places

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Bloom, Kansas 2 September 1921

Other

485th BG Combat Tour

Venosa, Italy 10 May 1944 - 9 June 1944

Other

Shot Down/Captured

Thal, Austria 9 June 1944

Other

POW

Zagan, Poland 10 June 1944 Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11

Died

Great Bend, Kansas 3 November 1999

Buried

Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas, USA 7 November 1999 Maple Grove Cemetery
Dodge City, Kansas

Revisions

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources

Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).
Added an association to Stalag Luft 3 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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