Marcus Leon Shook
Military
Object Number - UPL 6462 - Marcus L. Shook
Assigned to 568BS, 390BG, 8AF USAAF. Crashed near Warsaw on 18-Sep-44 in B-17 'I'll Be Seeing You' 43-38175. T/Sgt Shook was shot in both legs descending in parachute and captured by SS troops. Hospitalized in POW hospital near German/Polish border for duration of war. Prisoner of War (POW)
Awards: AM (OLC), PH, POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13108566 / O-818998
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ill be seeing you
- Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
![A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380433.jpg.webp?itok=L7HbOA_i)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Parham
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Belmont, Mississippi | 30 July 1920 | Born Belmont, Mississippi |
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Enlisted |
Fort Barrancas, Florida | 6 July 1942 | Enlisted Fort Barrancas, Florida |
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Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag VIIa, Moosburg, Austria | 18 September 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW) Stalag VIIa |
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Died |
22 January 1995 | Died Belmont, Tishomingo County, Mississippi | |
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Buried |
Belmont City Cemetery, Mississippi | 25 January 1995 | Interred Belmont City Cemetery Belmont, Tishomingo County, Mississippi |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10205 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
