Marion W Holbrook
MilitaryAssigned to 366BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Saarbrucken in B-17 42-31611 11-May-44; Shot down by flak crashed Hagondange, France. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 4870
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33352403
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38310101
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15130884 / O-690411
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11069217 / O-695422
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32255303
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 366th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 11 May 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 7a, Moosburg
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Harlan, Kentucky, USA | 20 September 1922 | Son of Randall Dee and Elizabeth [Franklin] Holbrook. |
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Enlisted |
Lexington, KY | 23 March 1942 | Lexington, Kentucky |
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Other Baled out POW |
Hagondange, France | 11 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Saarbrucken in B-17 42-31611 11-May-44; Shot down by flak crashed Hagondange, France. POW MACR 4870 |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Moosburg, Germany | 11 May 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag VIIa. |
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Died |
Ermine, KY | 18 February 1997 | |
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Buried |
Holbrook Cemetery, Mayking, KY | 21 February 1997 | Holbrook Cemetery Mayking, Letcher County, Kentucky |
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Based Prisoner of War (POW) |
Chelveston | 11 May 1944 | Assigned to 366BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Added a location for the "Buried" event.
ContributorAl_Skiff
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ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4870 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database