William A Marsh
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Snippet from 93rd Bomb Group unit history - see https://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/25119
Object Number - UPL 26684 - William A. Marsh, 93rd Bomb Group
Shot down in 9 October 1942 in B-24 41-23678 'Big Eagle' while serving as Bombardier. Killed in Action (KIA). Plane attacked by fighters on assigned target Lille I/A, France. With direct hits to engine no. 4 and bomb bay area before crashing near Lille. 1 evaded and 3 Prisoner of War (POW)s.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Big Eagle / Bathtub Bessie
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 9 October 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Dunkirk, France | 9 October 1942 | Killed when aircraft was attacked by fighters. |
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Buried |
Fort McPherson National Cemetery, Maxwell, NE 69151, USA | Originally buried in the Southern Cemetery of Lille, France with the other 5 KIAs of this crew and 6 others from B-17 41-24510 306BG/367BS. After the war his remains were repatriated to the United States for Group Burial at Fort. McPherson National Cemetery along with those of Lt. Garret of this crew and Lt gates, SSgt Nicholson and SSgt Wilder, Jr. of the 41-24510 crew. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 16-Nov-2014. Re-established BG connection to correct from PURGE.
Lee Cunningham 25-Oct-2014. "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th and 9th AF by Bishop and Hey p.37
