Marion Knight
MilitaryShot down by FW 190s on a mission to Frankfurt on Main on 8 February 1944 in B-17G #42-31387. Crashed near Catheux, France. Evaded (EVD) - Lliberated 12 August 1944 by US troops.
See the story of his evasion at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fknightjm.html
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2044414
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14067029
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-736572
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- 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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Missions
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Runge, Texas, USA | 11 July 1922 | |
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Other Baled out |
8 February 1944 | over France of B-17 Serial 42-31387 | |
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Other Evaded capture |
8 February 1944 - 12 August 1944 | Helped by French citizens and members of the Résistance. Was sheltered, fed, transported from Amiens to a secret camp in the Fréteval Forest near Châteaudun, France. Liberated by US troops there. | |
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Died |
25 February 1998 | Refugio, Texas | |
| Runge, Texas | |||
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Marion Knight rests at the Runge City Cemetery, Runge, Texas |
Revisions
MACR 2365
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 1057
Research for his page at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fknightjm.html
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2365 / MACR 2365, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database