Marshall Banta

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 30 December 1943 in B-17 #42-5861 'Laden Maiden'. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Laden maiden
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

30 December 1943

Born

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

France 30 December 1943

Buried

Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial Plot A Row 21 Grave 42 Epinal, France

Revisions

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Really added a connection to the 100th BG this time.

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Added a connection to the 100th BG, a Buried event and a S/N per data at Fold3.
See: https://www.fold3.com/record/529847365-marshall-banta

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

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2020 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database