Marion Haggard Ward

Military
media-35049.jpeg UPL 35049 M H Ward M H Ward

KDW

Object Number - UPL 35049 - M H Ward

Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by flak and crashed at Munich in B-17 'Lovely Lady' #42-102535



1950 B-29 Navigator over Korea also served in Vietnam

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lovely lady
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Atlanta, GA, USA 3 April 1924

Enlisted

Charlotte, NC, USA 4 November 1942

Other

POW

Germany 31 July 1944 - 20 July 1945 Stalag Luft 1 Prussa

Died

Charlotte, NC, USA 1 September 2018 Southminster Retirement Community

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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ContributorKD4ITI
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Dave Wentzel
8th AF Historical Society (metrolina chapter)

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Dave Wentzel
8th AF Hist Society (metrolina chapter)

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7751 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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