Verne R Gray

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-16275.jpeg UPL 16275 Awards/Medals:
5 Battlestars
Shuttle Mission Medal to Russia
4 Air Medals
T/Sgt. William H. Marra, 1944

A partial collection of photos left to me (his daughter, Betsy) by my father, William H. Marra.

Object Number - UPL 16275 - Awards/Medals: 5 Battlestars Shuttle Mission Medal to Russia 4 Air Medals

Killed in Action (KIA) crashed near Alfeld in B-17 'Boston Blackie' #42102972 Mission was to bomb the marshalling yards at Seelze, near Hanover when his plane was hit by another B-17, the 'Lady Velma' and both planes went down. , there was only one survivor, Francis Joe Nix, out of the Lady Velma.



Purple Heart

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

B-17 Flying Fortresses (serial number 43-38521), (DI-G, serial number 42-31974), (DI-V, serial number 42-97407) and (serial number 42-102972) of the 390th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: '390BG.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: - Heavenly Cent - Boston Blackie - Miss Boston
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 571st Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

14 March 1945

Born

Longmont, Colorado, USA

Buried

Longmont, Colorado

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 14 March 1945

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13025 / MACR13025/relative / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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