Marshall D Draper Jr
MilitaryBecame the first member of the 8th AAF to become a Prisoner of War (POW). Flying July 4, 1942 the 15th BS Boston III AL677 MQ-P (a RAF training plane borrowed for the unit until US planes arrived) was shot down by flak and crashed on sandbar opposite DeKooij af, Island of Texel, Holland. 15th BG was a liaison squadron. Draper was the only one of 4 crew members to survive the crash.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![Ground personnel of the 97th Bomb Group reservice a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-9023) nicknamed "Yankee Doodle", following the raid on Rouen. Image stamped on reverse: 'Associated Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 18 Aug 1942.' [stamp], 'Air=SER (Boeing).' [written annotation] and '216112.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'U.S FLYING FORTRESSES RAID ROUEN IN DAYLIGHT. Associated Press Photo Shows: No sooner had one of the huge Fortresses landed after the raid than ground crew im](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379318.jpg.webp?itok=n7iztoxa)
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-20 Havoc
- Unit: 27th Fighter Group 15th Bomb Squadron
Missions
![A bomber crew of the 301st Bomb Group with their A-20 Havoc after being awarded medals.
Image stamped on reverse: 'New York Times Photograph.' [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 12 July 1942.', 'USA(NIR)CCC.'[written annotation] and '209852.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'After receiving awards for U.S. Independence Day raid on Holland New York Times Photo shows: Major Charles C Kegelman (second from right) with his bomber crew after he had received the American D.S.C. for part he took in th](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-378784.jpg.webp?itok=gZFfb_bf)
- Date: 4 July 1942
- Official Description:
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
28 August 1918 | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Moosburg, Germany | 4 July 1942 - 24 July 1945 | Held at Stalag 7A, Moosburg, Bavaria, Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 24-Jul-45. |
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Died |
19 February 2008 | ||
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Buried |
Riverside, CA, USA | Riverside National Cemetery |
Revisions
Added birth, death and burial information from Ancestry.com and Finda-A-Grave memorial # 47961300.
Lee Cunningham 12-Nov-2014. National Archives Records Administration (NARA) WWII POW database.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th and 9th AF by Bishop and Hey p. 20