Fred W Marshall

Military

Assigned to 597BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Eller railroad bridge, shot down by fighters over target crew baled out Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 11349.



Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

A B-26 Marauder (serial number 42-96191) nicknamed "The Milk Run Special" of the 397th Bomb Group at Steeple Morden, 1945. Image by Alexander "Cal" Sloan. Written on slide casing: '296191, 397 BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-26 Marauder (9F-T, serial number 42-96280) nicknamed "Baby Butch II" of the 597th Bomb Squadron, 397th Bomb Group in flight. Handwritten caption on reverse: '296280. 397BG, 597BS, B-26, 9F-T, "Baby Butch II". Lost in action 23 Dec 44.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
  • Nicknames: Baby Butch II
  • Unit: 397th Bomb Group 597th Bomb Squadron

Missions

The nose art of a B-26 Marauder (serial number 42-95865) nicknamed "Sky Hag" of the 391st Bomb Group.
  • Date: 23 December 1944

Places

Prisoners of war, including Colonel Hubert Zemke of the 479th Fighter Group at Stalag Luft I.
  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Sacramento, CA, USA 8 April 1941

Other

Shot down

56814 Ediger-Eller, Germany 23 December 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Eller railroad bridge, shot down by fighters over target crew baled out POW MACR 11349.

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Barth, Germany 23 December 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft I.
Oakland, CA, USA

Based

Rivenhall 23 December 1944 Assigned to 597BS, 397BG, 9AF USAAF.

Born

Sacramento County, CA, USA