Morris R Marks

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21773.jpeg UPL 21773 Morris R Marks - Lake Park, 95th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21773 - Morris R Marks - Lake Park, 95th BG, KIA

Shot down by fighters on a mission to Brunswick, which was obscured by clouds, on 21 Feb 1944 in B-17F 42-3462 'San Antonio Rose' and crashed near Utrecht, Holland. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: San Antonio Rose
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 336th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 21 February 1944

Born

Lake Park, Iowa, USA

Buried

Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell, Nebraska

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2424 / MACR 2424, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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