Marion Knight
MilitaryShot down by FW 190s on a mission to Frankfurt on Main on 8 February 1944 in B-17G #42-31387. Crashed near Catheux, France. Evaded (EVD) - Lliberated 12 August 1944 by US troops.
See the story of his evasion at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fknightjm.html
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37234191
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35513427
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-750781
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18121085
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-808058
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 326th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 8 February 1944
Places
![A bomber crew of the 92nd Bomb Group return to Podington following a mission flying B-17 Flying Fortresses to Wittenberg. A B-17 Flying Fortress (NV-K, serial number 42-29994) is visible in the background. Image stamped on reverse: 'Passed for Publication 23 Feb 1945' [stamp]. ' News Chronicle Copyright Picture' [stamp]. Printed caption on reverse: 'Crew back from Wittenberg.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379172.jpg.webp?itok=G7D0FciD)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Runge, Texas, USA | 11 July 1922 | |
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Other Baled out |
8 February 1944 | over France of B-17 Serial 42-31387 | |
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Other Evaded capture |
8 February 1944 - 12 August 1944 | Helped by French citizens and members of the Résistance. Was sheltered, fed, transported from Amiens to a secret camp in the Fréteval Forest near Châteaudun, France. Liberated by US troops there. | |
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Died |
25 February 1998 | Refugio, Texas | |
| Runge, Texas | |||
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Buried |
Marion Knight rests at the Runge City Cemetery, Runge, Texas |
Revisions
MACR 2365
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 1057
Research for his page at https://www.evasioncomete.be/fknightjm.html
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2365 / MACR 2365, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database