Marion L Blaney
Military ROLL OF HONOURMarion Blaney was my GG Uncle. His niece, my Grandmother, had these photos in her possession. I now own these pictures. Doug Turney
B-24H #42-7669 crashed near Gissing, Norfolk after mid-air collision during assembly on mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 482nd Bomb Group 576th Bomb Squadron 814th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35306723
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 576th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Squadron Commander
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 576th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 576th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 6978515
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 576th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33211249
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Assistant Engineer
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
29 January 1944 | ||
Born |
Caney, Oklahoma | ||
Buried |
Revisions
These are the men who were on B-24H #42-7669 that crashed near Gissing, Norfolk after mid-air collision during assembly on mission to Frankfurt on 29 Jan 1944. Three men survived the crash: Second Lieut. Robert R. Stout, Co Pilot; First Lieut. James N. Taylor, Pilot; and Technical Sgt. Benjamin J. Zdanarvich, Radio Operator. Doug Turney
Marion Blaney was my GG Uncle. His niece, my Grandmother, had these photos in her possession. I now own the pictures. Doug Turney
8th AF Losses, WWII Memorial / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia