Sid T Marion
MilitaryShot down 13 April 1944 in B-24 #42100330. Landed in Switzerland. Interned. 22 missions. Earlier, October 1, 1943, on a mission to Weiner Neustadt, ac# 41-23779 '4-Q-2' was attacked by fighters. Lost #3 engine, radio and electric systems. Pilot Taylor landed at an Aussie base outside of Bari, Italy. Spent a few days at the base working on the plane. Returned to Tunis where the crew was TDY to the 9th AAC.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Asheboro, North Carolina, USA | ||
Other Interned (INT) |
Germany | 13 April 1944 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4045 / MACR 4045, 44th BG Roll of Honor and Casualties by Will Lundy pp. 132-133, 277-278: Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol 3 by Bishop and Hey p. 80;
href="http://www.8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/missions_flown_by.asp?perIdent…">http://www.8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/missions_flown_by.asp?perIdent…; / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database