Paul Marshall Jr
MilitaryPaul Marshall's story was particularly tragic. When he died he had a seven month old son whom he had never met. His widow was reportedly killed in a domestic violence incident by her 2nd husband in 1957.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Twelfth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 17th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-747698
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 17th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-817628
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 17th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Squadron 12th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 16051044
- Highest Rank: Private
- Role/Job: Combat Photographer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 17th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-760120
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Flossie's Fury
- Unit: 17th Bomb Group 95th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Chicago, Illinois | 18 November 1917 | |
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Died |
Carquieranne, France | 20 August 1944 | Lt. Ladd Horn was piloting the plane on Five-Zero's left wing. "There was a cluster of four 88mm shells," Ladd says, "and two of them straddled their plane. One burst sheared their right engine completely off its mounting, and the second one blew a large hole in the left side of their fuselage. They held steady for just a moment and then rolled upside-down and began to spin." Cameraman Sgt. Peter Holmes was in the Marauder on Five-Zero's right wing and was aiming a hand-held camera down through the waist window to record the bomb strike when the stricken aircraft flew right into the frame. It was the first aerial photo he had ever taken. |
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Buried |
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery | 23 April 1949 | Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA PLOT E, 53-54 |
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Enlisted |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin |