Marcus Vincent Courtney

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-41498.jpeg UPL 41498 Lt Marcus ''Vince'' Courtney, nickname The Prince, photo taken George Field, Illinois, January 1943.

Duke University Archives

Object Number - UPL 41498 - Lt Marcus ''Vince'' Courtney, nickname The Prince, photo taken George Field, Illinois, January 1943.

Killed in Action (KIA), B-24D #44-4027 'Shoot Fritz, You've Had It' crashed shortly after T/O at Overstrand near Cromer, on Pathfinding mission to France. No cause was determined.



DFC w/ Oak Leaf Cluster



Band leader 1940-1942 with Duke University Ambassadors jazz/swing band; trombonist, vocalist,lyricist.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

6 June 1944

Buried

Revisions

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Duke University, North Carolina - Archives

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Combat Sup, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces Vol 3 Pg 337 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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