Marcus W Hadley
Military
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UPL 20984
Jack Decker Crew
392nd BG - 577 BS
392nd BG - 577 BS
Killed in Action (KIA) 19 January 1945
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 577th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-721658
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Little Lulu
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 577th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Louisville, KY, USA | 21 June 1943 | |
Died |
North Sea near Ipswich, UK | 19 January 1945 | MISSION LOSS CIRCUMSTANCES: A number of Group aircraft were participating in a periodic ‘practice mission’ (basically for new aircrew indoctrination in take-off, formation flying, and recovery tactics training). Upon return to the local Base area, the weather situation had deteriorated in snow squalls and strong winds with poor risibility. This aircrew, reportedly, did return over the Base where they left the flying formation. From this point on, the crew was never heard from again. Official reporting surmised that strong winds aloft contributed to this aircraft and crew being drifted out over the North Sea area in the Ipswich area, where they ultimately went down. They were never heard from or reported on from any source subsequently. |
Born |
Kentucky | ||
Buried |
No Known Grave Tablet of The Missing Cambridge American Cemetery | ||
Louisville, KY, USA | Route Two, Box 123 |
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ABMC; Combat Sup / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia