William Marra
Military | Technical Sergeant | Engineer/Top Turret Gunner | 390th Bomb Group
Force-landed in Switzerland on 5 September 1944 in B-17 Blues in the Night #43-37866. Interned in neutral Switzerland.
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Henry J Richard
Military
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Awards/Medals: 5 Battlestars Shuttle Mission Medal to Russia 4 Air Medals
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William H. Marra, Mike Wojicick (?), Ernst Feibusch, Robert Miner, James B. Eckman
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Tech. Sgt. William H. Marra
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The backside (photo included in this collection) names all of the members in his squad: William H. Marra (himself, pictured front row L to R), Mike Wojicicki, James B. Echman, Bob Mines, Bob Kincade, Ernest Fiebusch, Tom Gallagher (Pilot), James Atkinson (Bombadier), Daniel Holey Wariguton. I hope I spelled all of these names correctly. - - - - Notes from Ed Reniere 21 November 2020 : Corrected some names : It's Robert Miner (not Mines); Robert Kincaid (not Kincade); Ernst Feibusch (not Fiebusch) and Daniel Foley (not Holey). See UPL 16280 for reverse: http://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/16280
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A view from his plane. Location: ?
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This is the backside of the larger group photo naming all of the members in his squad: William H. Marra (himself), Mike Wojicicki (?) James B. Eckman, Bob Mines, Bob Kincade, Ernest Fiebusch, Tom Gallagher (Pilot), James Atkinson (Bombardier), Daniel Holey. I hope I spelled all of these names correctly. - - - - Notes from Ed Reniere 16 November 2020 : Corrected some names : It's Robert Miner (not Mines); Robert Kincaid (not Kincade); Ernst Feibusch (not Fiebusch) and Daniel Foley (not Holey). See UPL 16278 for front of photo http://www.americanairmuseum.com/media/16278
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William H. Marra in the center.
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Tech. Sgt. William H. Marra, Location: Fair Haven, N.Y. Circa. 1944
Crew Number 69
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390th Bomb Group
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The 390th Bomb Group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses from Framlingham, Suffolk, between July 1943 and the end of the war in Europe. The Group was engaged in strategic missions until the invasion of Europe when its role became more of a tactical one. This... -
571st Bomb Squadron
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 27 September 2014 18:12:42 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Richard%2C+Henry+J |
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