Sid T Marion

Military

Shot down 13 April 1944 in B-24 #42100330. Landed in Switzerland. Interned. 22 missions. Earlier, October 1, 1943, on a mission to Weiner Neustadt, ac# 41-23779 '4-Q-2' was attacked by fighters. Lost #3 engine, radio and electric systems. Pilot Taylor landed at an Aussie base outside of Bari, Italy. Spent a few days at the base working on the plane. Returned to Tunis where the crew was TDY to the 9th AAC.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The 'semiofficial' insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

67th Bomb Squadron

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

Aircraft

42-100330

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Asheboro, North Carolina, USA

Other

Interned (INT)

Germany 13 April 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4045 / MACR 4045, 44th BG Roll of Honor and Casualties by Will Lundy pp. 132-133, 277-278: Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol 3 by Bishop and Hey p. 80;

href="http://www.8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/missions_flown_by.asp?perIdent…">http://www.8thairforce.com/44thbg/search/missions_flown_by.asp?perIdent…; / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database