Marvin A Cox

Military

Crew Number 9

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-5984

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Rusty Lode, Buckshot Blues, Buckshot Annie
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron 570th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Near Krems Austria 10 October 1943 Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added an association to Stalag 17B per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Added a POW event and Highest rank achieved per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA).

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Cox%2C+Marvin+A