William R Marks

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down 30 December 1942 in B-17F 42-24449 'Short Snorter' while serving as Tail Gunner. Killed in Action (KIA).

Connections

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Short Snorter
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Three Rivers, Michigan, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Lorient, France 30 December 1942 Killed when aircraft was attacked by German fighters and exploded. Debris fell into the sea near Lorient, France. His remains were never recovered.

Other

Commemorated

Saint-James, France Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Brittany American Cemetery.

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 7-Dec-2014 Added SN, crew position and KIA event per MACR 3265; added decorations and Commemorated event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record; made connections to Place, Aircraft and Mission within existing website data.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3265 / MACR 3265, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs by Bishop and Heys Vol. 1 p 56 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database