Marion Edward Shelor
Military
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
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Bloom, Kansas | 2 September 1921 | |
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Other 485th BG Combat Tour |
Venosa, Italy | 10 May 1944 - 9 June 1944 | |
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Other Shot Down/Captured |
Thal, Austria | 9 June 1944 | |
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Other POW |
Zagan, Poland | 10 June 1944 | Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria (Moved to Nuremberg-Langwasser) 49-11 |
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Died |
Great Bend, Kansas | 3 November 1999 | |
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Buried |
Dodge City, Ford County, Kansas, USA | 7 November 1999 | Maple Grove Cemetery |
| Dodge City, Kansas |
Revisions
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).
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).
