Marvin Herman Becker
MilitaryAssigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. Credited with 2.75 kills.
Completed Tour of Duty (ETD).
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Bat Out Of Hell
- Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 56th Fighter Group 552nd Fighter Training Squadron 63rd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Kitty
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 63rd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Washtenaw County, MI, USA | 25 February 1921 | Son of Herman Becker. |
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Enlisted |
Ann Arbor, MI, USA | 13 May 1942 | Ann Arbor, Michigan |
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Based |
Boxted | 11 February 1944 - 23 August 1944 | Assigned to 63FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Other E/A Destroyed .25 |
France | 6 March 1944 | E/A shared 1/4. Europe. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
France | 8 March 1944 | E/A Destroyed. Europe. |
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Other E/A Destroyed .5 |
Germany | 7 June 1944 | E/A Shared 1/2. Europe. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Germany | 30 June 1944 | E/A Destroyed. Europe. |
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Other Promotion |
Boxted, Colchester, UK | 7 July 1944 | Promoted to 1st Lieutenant. |
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Other End Tour of Duty (ETD) |
England, UK | 23 August 1944 | Completed Tour of Duty (ETD). |
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Died |
Daytona Beach, FL, USA | 13 May 1999 | |
| Ann Arbor, MI, USA |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- 8th AF News, September 1999
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
ContributorAl_Skiff
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