Marvin Harold Benz

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Marvin Benz was killed by 20mm shells on B-17G #42-38033 "Man O'War", shot down by fighters on return from the 20 March 1944 mission to Frankfurt. Crashed near Breuil, 20km NW of Reims, France. Killed in Action (KIA).

Connections

See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.

Units served with

People

Theodore Krol

Theodore Joseph Krol

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35258973 at enlistment, then O-688595
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Francis Joseph Mastronardi

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34613370
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
William Mock

William Gross Mock

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14094211 / O-811775
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Walter Russell Rusch

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 39125747
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Aircraft

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in action

20 March 1944 on board B-17G #42-38033 "Man O'War"

Buried

Courlandon, France 21 March 1944 in the communal cemetery at Courlandon, France

Born

Kansas City, MO, USA

Revisions

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

Deleted "buried in Missouri"...

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

Corrected typo in Killed In Action text

Date
ContributorED-BB
Changes
Sources

MACR 3332

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- MACR 3332;
- Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- MACR 3332

Further details from:
- Losses of the US 8th & 9th Air Forces - Bishop & Hey;
- http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=622

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=622