Robert S Marquis
MilitaryOn his 35th mission Bob was serving as the substitute navigator on Ken Bickford's crew (plane 337833) when it was shot down on 11/09/44 while over Saarbrucken Germany. Bob didn't discuss share much about his service, but one tidbit he did share concerned the day he was shot down. Somehow he forgot his flight boots. Based upon the photo in his POW records he'd also forgotten where the barber was on base because his hair is very long, long enough to make Elvis Presley jealous.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Uninvited II
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Kansas City, Missouri, USA | 13 October 1922 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 11 September 1944 | |
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Died |
4 December 1979 |
Revisions
Biographical information given by user '1st Lt. Robert S Marquis': https://www.americanairmuseum.com/user/36057
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10347 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database