Marshall Terrel Windham

Military
Man wearing military uniform and hat looking slightly to the left. Only shoulders and head are visible and he has his chin resting on his left fist UPL 60290 UPL 60290 Marshall T. Windham, 750th BS, 457th BG

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Object Number - UPL 60290 - Marshall T. Windham, 750th BS, 457th BG

Prisoner of War (POW) Crashed near Prum on 10/17/44 in B-17 'BTO' #4337606

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

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

People

Black and white portrait of man, posed at angle wearing a uniform consisting of a jacket, shirt, tie and hat. Hat is tilted on his head. There are silver wings on the upper left-side of the jacket, and a WWII-era Air-Force silver officer insignia badge on the center of hat. Only the head and upper torso of man are visible. The man is looking directly at the camera and is not smiling

Norman M Chapman

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

43-37606

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Big Time Operator
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'

Glatton

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Stalag Luft IV

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania

Events

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Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 17 October 1944 - 21 July 1945

Born

Center, TX 75935, USA

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https://457thbombgroupassoc.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/Story-of-BTO…

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202444607/marshall-t.-windham

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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/202444607/marshall-t.-windham

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https://457thbombgroupassoc.org/officers-and-enlisted-men-portraits/

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http://www.ww2pow.info/index.php?page=directory&rec=25096

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Place of birth changed from Canter to Center, Texas, after correspondence with Windham's grandson, Charles Schneider.

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1993 457th BGA Roster MACR 9634 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9634 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Marshall Terrel Windham: Gallery (2 items)

Man wearing military uniform and hat looking slightly to the left. Only shoulders and head are visible and he has his chin resting on his left fist

Object number: UPL 60290 - Marshall T. Windham, 750th BS, 457th BG