Marcus V Dunham Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Marcus V Dunham Jr, Navigator, KIA May 13 1944.
Family photos. Marcus V Dunham Jr. was from the Bronx, NY and was an only child. KIA Age 22 years.
Shot down 13 May 1944 in B-17 41-29391 'Little Lulu. ' Killed in Action.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-742222
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Little LuLu
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
New York, New York | 17 June 1921 | |
Other 466th BG Combat Tour |
Attlebridge Airfield, Germany | 24 March 1944 - 13 May 1944 | 14 combat missions |
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Boostedt, Germany | 13 May 1944 | His aircraft was set on fire by German fighters. The pilot was wounded by machine gun fire. The aircraft blew up, blowing the pilot and co-pilot clear and able to pull their parachutes. The rest of the crew were KIA B-24H-15-CF #41-29391 "Little Lulu" |
Valley Stream, New York, USA | 66 Olson Street |
Revisions
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Changes
Sources
https://www.ancestry.com/search/?name=Marcus+V_Dunham&event=_Valley+Str…
Attlebridge Arsenal - Brassfield & Wassom, page 237
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4824 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database