Marshall E Tyler

Military

Navigator, Hopp crew. 381st BG, 535th BS, 8th AF. Shot down 5 November 1943 in B-17 #42-30852 'Blowin' Bessie'. Mission #42 to the synthetic oil factory at Gelsenkirchen, Germany. MACR 1399. Prisoner of War at Stalag Luft I.

Corfu, NY



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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Walter C Carr

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-801752
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Roy W East

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35486698
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator, Radio Operator Gunner

Alexander M Girvan

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33351114
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer

Julius F Greer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34356868
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

Donald Keith Hopp

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17038024 at enlistment, then O-523266
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-30852

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Hot Toddy, Blowin Bessie
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.

Stalag Luft I

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War

Barth, Germany 5 November 1943 Stalag Luft I

Born

Corfu, New York, USA

Based

Prisoner of War (POW)

5 November 1943

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1399 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database