William J Marques

Military
media-30702.jpeg UPL 30702 Lishon crew. 381st BG, 534th BS. Photo from "The Mighty Men of the 381st: Heroes All' by Dr. James Good Brown.

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Object Number - UPL 30702 - Lishon crew. 381st BG, 534th BS. Photo from "The Mighty Men of the 381st: Heroes All' by Dr. James Good Brown.

Tail gunner, Lishon crew. 381st BG, 534th BS, 8th AF. Shot down 8 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30772 'Bobby T'. Mission #36 to the shipyards at Bremen, Germany. MACR 1398. The crew were together in captivity on a train to Frankfurt and then they were separated. Prisoner of War at Stalag XVIIB.

S/Sgt Marques was credited with 2 German fighters destroyed on the 17 August 1943 Schweinfurt mission.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 381st Bomb Group.

381st Bomb Group

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

People

Robert Gluck

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-736850
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Canute M Johnson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 33199296
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer

Dexter Lishon

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-434855
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Carlton H Long

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-680243
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Clarence D Madison

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 32470317
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Aircraft

42-30722

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bobby T
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron
A crashed B-17F Flying Fortress (GD-E, serial number 42-3221) of the 534th Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group , 29 July 1943. Official caption on image:'(GAD-126-2-381)(29-7-43)(A/C 3221 - Type B17F).' Printed caption beneath image: ' Squadron: 334th. Type of aircraft: B-17F. No.: 42-3221. Date of Mission: 29/7/43. Type of Damage: General - (propellers, engines, fuselage etc.). Damage By: Crash Landing. 0908.' Handwritten caption on reverse: '3221 'E' 381st BG 534th BS. Pilot 1st Lt. D. Lisnon. C/L 3 engines

42-3221

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Whaletail
  • Unit: 381st Bomb Group 534th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War

Wasserhofstraße, 3500 Krems an der Donau, Austria 8 October 1943

Born

Based

Prisoner of War (POW)

8 October 1943

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1398 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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