Marion B Forbis
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot up by flak over the target and exploded and crashed near Uitgeest, Holland on return from a mission to Brunswick on 10 Feb 1944 in B-17G #42-31115 'Hell's Bells'. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hells Belles
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 447th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
10 February 1944 | ||
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Born |
Brownstown, Illinois, USA | ||
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Buried |
Illinois | ||
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Hollland | 10 February 1944 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2348 / MACR 2348, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database