Martin E Marzolf
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Martin E Marzolf of the 389th Bomb Group
Assigned to 566BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 5-Dec-43 in B-24 42-40738. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2351
Awards: AM, PH, American Campaign, EAME (1 x Battle Star).
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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: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - The Oklahoman
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 566th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 5 December 1943
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Brittany Cemetary
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Los Angeles, CA | 5 December 1941 | Los Angeles, California |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
France | 5 December 1943 | Shot down 5-Dec-43 in B-24 42-40738. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 2351 |
Born |
Missouri | Son of Martin E Marzolf. | |
Buried |
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial | Re-Interred Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial Basse-Normandie, France Plot O Row 3 Grave 2 | |
Based |
Hethel | 5 December 1943 | Assigned to 566BS, 389BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Contributordecwriter
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SSgt Marzolf earned the ACM and the EAME Campaign Medal with at least one bronze service star.
ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2351 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database