Marion Haggard Ward
Military
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M H Ward
M H Ward
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Prisoner of War (POW) Shot down by flak and crashed at Munich in B-17 'Lovely Lady' #42-102535
1950 B-29 Navigator over Korea also served in Vietnam
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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: Lovely lady
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 729th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Atlanta, GA, USA | 3 April 1924 | |
Enlisted |
Charlotte, NC, USA | 4 November 1942 | |
Other POW |
Germany | 31 July 1944 - 20 July 1945 | Stalag Luft 1 Prussa |
Died |
Charlotte, NC, USA | 1 September 2018 | Southminster Retirement Community |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7751 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database