Marvin Hubert Castleberry

Military

Object Number - UPL 30474 - "Target Victory" news.

Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF. Re-assigned to 2nd Scout Force, 8AF. Credited 1 x Me262 kill. Transferred 4th Fighter Group. Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).

Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

Aircraft

A damaged P-51 Mustang (YF-D, serial number 44-11341) of the 358th Fighter Squadron, 355th Fighter Group, 8 January 1945. Official caption on image: "TSG (Jan 8 45) (GAD-152) P-51 #44-11341."

44-11341

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Sweet Stuff
  • Unit: 2nd Scouting Force

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Baldwyn, MS, USA 23 January 1920 Son of Elmer Prentiss and Roxie Ann [Newell] Castleberry.

Enlisted

Jackson, MS, USA 29 July 1942

Based

Transferred

Steeple Morden 31 October 1944 - 1 December 1944 Assigned to 354FS, 355FG, 8AF.

Based

Reassigned

Steeple Morden 1 December 1944 - 3 July 1945 Transferred to 2nd Scout Force, 8AF.

Other

Crash landed

Steeple Morden, Royston SG8, UK 8 January 1945 Crash landed RAF Steeple Morden, 8-Jan-45 in P-51 44-11341 'Sweet Stuff'. Pilot Lt M H Castleberry survived but aircraft was destroyed.

Other

E/A Destroyed

Brunswick, Germany 31 March 1945 Me262 destroyed SW Brunswick 31-Mar-45.

Based

Debden 3 July 1945 - 25 July 1945 Transferred 4FG, 8AF.

Other

End Tour of Duty (ETD)

England, UK 25 July 1945 Ended Tour of Duty (ETD).

Died

Pearl River County, MS, USA 15 March 2008

Other

Promotion

Steeple Morden, Royston SG8, UK Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Buried

12397, Hwy 11 Srv Rd, Poplarville, MS 39470, United States Poplarville Cemetery Poplarville Pearl River County, MS

Revisions

Date12 Dec 2017 20:47:39
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to events
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/page/84018262-marvin-h-castleberry/facts
https://www.fold3.com/record/81931071-marvin-h-castleberry
https://www.fold3.com/image/187852947?terms=Marvin%20H%20Castleberry
http://littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Castleberry&Submit=S…
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Castleberry%2C+M…
http://www.spitfireperformance.com/mustang/combat-reports/355-castleber…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74819178/marvin-hubert-castleberry

Date12 Dec 2017 20:41:38
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to middlename, service number, highest rank, role, biography, awards, events and unit associations
Sources

https://www.fold3.com/page/84018262-marvin-h-castleberry/facts
https://www.fold3.com/record/81931071-marvin-h-castleberry
https://www.fold3.com/image/187852947?terms=Marvin%20H%20Castleberry
http://littlefriends.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Castleberry&Submit=S…
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbapi.asp?Pilot=Castleberry%2C+M…
http://www.spitfireperformance.com/mustang/combat-reports/355-castleber…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74819178/marvin-hubert-castleberry

Date28 Nov 2017 13:21:51
ContributorLucy May
ChangesChanges to place associations
Sources

1996 355TH FG Assoc. Directory / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

Date27 Sep 2014 18:19:47
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources

Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

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Object number: UPL 30474 - "Target Victory" news.