Charles E Marion
Military
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Object Number - FRE 4147 - Lieutenant-Colonel Charles E. Marion, commanding officer of the 303rd Bomb Group. Passed as censored, but then cleared for publication 9 Apr 1943....
303 Bomb Group records indicate that he was assigned as a Pilot with the 303BG/360BS on 1-May-42 at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho with the rank of Major. Records are not clear as to when he arrived at Molesworth, UK or on what aircraft.
Commanding Officer 303rd Bomb Group 13-Feb-43 to 19-Jul-43.
Mission Participations (UNDER CONSTRUCTION) See Biography events.
DFC/ AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Division
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 4 February 1943
![The crew of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-23778) nicknamed "Jenny", of the 44th Bomb Group, return to Shipdham following a raid on Germany, 29 January 1943.
The insignia attached to the breast of several crew members jackets has been censored.
Image stamped on reverse: 'Barratt's Photo Press.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 29 Jan 1943.' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'First American raid on Germany. Flying Fortresses and Liberators of the U.S. Army Air Corps Carried out their first r](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379072.jpg.webp?itok=arU0mR30)
- Date: 27 January 1943
- Date: 13 January 1943
- Date: 22 November 1942
- Official Description:
- Date: 17 November 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
San Diego, California | 10 July 1910 | |
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Other Assigned to Unit |
Boise, ID, USA | 1 May 1942 | Assigned as a Piolot with the 303BG/360BS at Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho with rank of Major. |
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Other Mission #1, MAJ Charles E. Marion, w/B-17F 41-24559 303BG/360BS |
Saint-Nazaire, France | 17 November 1942 | Served as Command Lead Pilot on B-17F 41-24559 "Ooold Soljer", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at St. Nazaire, France. RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #2, MAJ Charles E. Marion, w/B-17F 41-24580 303BG/358BS |
Lorient, France | 22 November 1942 | Served as Command Lead Pilot on B-17F 41-24580 "Hell Cat", 303BG/358BS on a mission to bomb the U-Boat pens at Lorient, France. RTB OK. |
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Other Promotion in Rank |
Molesworth, Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire PE28, UK | 1 January 1943 | Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Deputy Commander 303BG |
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Other Mission #3, LTC Charles E. Marion, w/B-17F 41-24567, 303BG/360BS |
Lille, France | 13 January 1943 | Served as Command Lead Pilot on B-17F 41-24567 "Beats Me", 303BG/358BS on a mission to bomb the Lille Fives Locomotive Works at Lille, France. RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #4, LTC Charles E. Marion, w/B-17F 41-24559, 303BG/360BS |
Wilhelmshaven, Germany | 27 January 1943 | Served as Co-Pilot on B-17F 41-24559 "Ooold Soljer", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the naval facilities and U-Boat pens at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #5, LTC Charles E. Marion, w/B-17F 41-24559, 303BG/360BS - Aborted |
Osnabrück, Germany | 4 February 1943 | Served as Group Command Pilot on B-17F 41-24559 "Ooold Soljer", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the industrial areas of Osnabruck, Germany, but mechanical failures forced him to abort the sortie. RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #6, LTC Charles E. Marion, w/B-17F 41-24619, 303BG/427BS |
Brest, France | 27 February 1943 | Served as Group Command Pilot on B-17F 41-24619 "S-For-Sugar", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the port area and U-Boat pens at Brest, France. RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #7, LTC Charles E. Marion, w/B-17F 41-24619, 303BG/427BS |
Rennes, France | 8 March 1943 | Served as Group Command Pilot on B-17F 41-24619 "S-For-Sugar", 303BG/427BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rennes, France. RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #8, LTC Charles E. Marion, w/B-17F 41-24559, 303BG/360BS |
Amiens, France | 13 March 1943 | Served as Group Command Pilot on B-17F 41-24559 "Ooold Soljer", 303BG/360BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Amiens, France. RTB OK. |
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Other Mission #9, LTC Charles E. Marion, w/B-17F 41-24605, 303BG/359BS |
Rouen, France | 28 March 1943 | Served as Group Command Pilot on B-17F 41-24605 "Knockout Dropper", 303BG/359BS on a mission to bomb the railroad marshalling yards at Rouen, France. RTB OK |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 3-May-2016. Added Mission #9 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 28-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/026.pdf
Lee Cunningham 3-May-2016. Added Mission #8 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 13-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/023.pdf
Lee Cunningham 3-May-2016. Added Mission #7 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 8-Mar-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/021.pdf
Lee Cunningham 13-Feb-2016. Added Mission #6 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 27-Feb-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/018.pdf
Lee Cunningham 3-May-2016. Made corrections to A/C BS designations in Missions#4 & #5.
Lee Cunningham 13-Feb-2016. Added Mission #5 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 4-Feb-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/014.pdf
Lee Cunningham 13-Feb-2016. Added Mission #4 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 27-Jan-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/012.pdf
Lee Cunningham 25-Feb-2016. Made connections to Missions of 27-Jan-43 and 4-Feb-43 pere 303BG records: http://www.303rdbg.com/
Lee Cunningham 13-Feb-2016. Added Mission #3 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 13-Jan-43: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/010.pdf
Lee Cunningham 13-Feb-2016. Added Promotion in Rank event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, http://www.303rdbg.com/
Lee Cunningham 13-Feb-2016. Added Mission #2 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 22-Nov-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/003.pdf
Lee Cunningham 13-Feb-2016. Added Mission #1 event per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, Mission Report of 17-Nov-42: http://www.303rdbg.com/missionreports/001.pdf
Lee Cunningham 13-Feb-2016. Added Assigned to Unit event per 303BG website Gary Moncur, historian, 303BG Personnel Records http://www.303rdbg.com/rost-m.html#M
Lee Cunningham 13-Feb-2016. Added initial assignment inof to Summary Biography; Made connections to AIrcraft (thorugh 23-Jan-43) and Missions (through 23-Jan-43) per 303BG website, Gary Moncur, Historian, 303BG Personnel Roster: http://www.303rdbg.com/rost-m.html#M
Lee Cunningham 11-Nov-2014. Decorations http://www.303rdbg.com/h-awards.html
Lee Cunningham 11-Nov-2014. Service number http://www.303rdbg.com/rost-m.html#M
Lee Cunningham 11-Nov-2014. Description, assoications http://www.usaaf.com/8thaf/bomber/303bg.HTM
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Who's Who in the Eighth Air Force and/or Biographical Directory Command & Staff Officers Eighth Air Force 1942-45
