James H Marrah

Military

media-47951.jpeg UPL 47951 2nd Lt James H. Marrah, 415BS, 389BG

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 47951 - 2nd Lt James H. Marrah, 415BS, 389BG

Assigned to 415BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid in B-24 Liberator 42-40520 'Yen Tu' 1-Aug-43; hit by flak and with wounded crew pressed on to bomb target, pilots climbed to allow bale out of crew then crashed at Barcanesti Romania, Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 176.

Awards: DFC, AM, PH.

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Units served with

Ground personnel of the 44th Bomb Group inspect a battle damaged B-24 Liberator after a mission over Ploesti, 1944. First handwritten caption on reverse: '44 BG Liberator damaged over Ploesti 8/1/44.' Second handwritten caption on reverse: '41-11817 98 BG.'

415th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Three airmen of the 389th Bomb Group stand with a B-24 Liberator used as a Flight Assembly Ship. Image via Tim Bivens. Handwritten caption from Bivens: 'My friend remembers it being named "Bucksheesh Benny" that it was used to fly Jack Benny around USA shows. Says it flew in North Africa with Benny and was eventually assigned to 389th as a hack and later as a form-up ship. He thinks it was originally with another group (possibly 376th or 98th).' Handwritten caption on reverse: '389th BG Form-up ship.'

98th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Edward T McGuire

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 98th Bomb Group 415th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 16038495 / O-663535
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-40520

Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
Nicknames: Yen Tu
Unit: Ninth Air Force

Missions

Operation Tidal Wave

Date: 1 August 1943
Official Description:

Places

Benina

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Soluch Airfield

Florence American Cemetery and Memorial

Site type: Cemetery
Known as: Florence American Cemetery, Tavarnuzze, Italy

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Gallia County, OH	8 January 1921	Son of Patrick A and Elizabeth M Marrah.
Enlisted	Fort Hayes, Columbus, OH	17 February 1941	Fort Hayes, Columbus, Ohio
Died	Bărcănești, Romania	1 August 1943	Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid in B-24 Liberator 42-40520 'Yen Tu' 1-Aug-43; hit by flak and with wounded crew pressed on to bomb target, pilots climbed to allow bale out of crew then crashed at Barcanesti Romania, KIA MACR 176.
	Springfield, OH, USA		Springfield, Ohio, USA.
Based Assigned	Benina	1 August 1943	Assigned to 415BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF.
Buried			Tablets of the Missing Florence, Provincia di Firenze Toscana, Italy.