Fred W Marshall
MilitaryAssigned 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Baby Butch II
- Unit: 397th Bomb Group 597th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 23 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- 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 |