Marshal M Shepperd

Military

Shot down on 8 October 1943 in B-17 #42-30292 'Pulsatin' Polly. ' Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-30292

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pulsatin Polly
  • Unit: 390th Bomb Group 569th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

8 October 1943

Born

Charlotte, North Carolina

Revisions

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Added dash in serial # for readability.

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Connected to his aircraft.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 783