Marvin R Allen

Military
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hicks collection

Object Number - UPL 41083 - marvin allen

Shot down 30 May 1944 in B-17 #42-31725 'Casa de Embriagos'. Prisoner of War (POW).



POW

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

People

Crawford Elmer Hicks

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-802855
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-31725

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Lil Ginny, Casa de Embriagos
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 509th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Stillwater, Oklahoma, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 30 May 1944 Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for readability.

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Added a connection to the base where the crew was stationed.

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Added S/N & POW camp info from records for WW2 POWs at the National Archives.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5236 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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