Marion Edward Shelor
Military
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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.
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.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- 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
- Site type: Airfield
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
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).
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).
Contributor466thHistorian
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