Marvin D Schneider

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media-22011.jpeg UPL 22011 Marvin D Schneider - Ashton, 446th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 22011 - Marvin D Schneider - Ashton, 446th BG, KIA

Killed in Action (KIA). Mission 206 to Andernach. B24H 41-29524 ' The Big Drip' crashed on takeoff in poor visibility.

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Units served with

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.

446th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

41-29524

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: The Big Drip
  • Unit: 446th Bomb Group 706th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in action

1 January 1945

Born

Iowa

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Sources

Combat Supplement, Unit History / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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Object number: UPL 22011 - Marvin D Schneider - Ashton, 446th BG, KIA