Marion W Saffell
MilitaryCrew baled out for unknown reasons on mission to Chateaudun, FR on 5 Feb 1944 in B-24H #42-28626 'Thunderbird'. Prisoner of War (POW). He was with the French underground for two weeks before being picked up by German SS troops and over a two-week period moved to Barth, Stalag Luft I, where he remained for 15 months. He was discharged from service 30 Nov 1945 as a 1st Lt.
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Thunderbird
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 409th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
26 May 2001 | ||
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Born |
Des Moines, Iowa, USA | ||
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Buried |
Arlington Memorial Park, Sandy Springs, Georgia | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
France | 5 February 1944 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2925 / MACR 2925; obituary, Losses of th 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database