Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Marshall, Sylvester Joseph ‡
|
| Rank |
Staff Sergeant |
| Serial Number |
20932531 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #88 dated 11 May 1944, effective 11 May 1944. |
| Duty |
Flexible Gunner |
| MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
| Last Duty Date |
14 June 1944 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag Luft 4 Gross-Tychow (formerly Heydekrug) Pomerania, Prussia (moved to Wobbelin Bei Ludwigslust) (To Usedom Bei Savenmunde) 54-16 |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 5800⇓ (3.927 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 2nd Lt. Vogt, Jean Deveau, "Gene"⇗ | Co-pilot | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Sulser, James David, Jr⇗ | Navigator | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Eisenach, Ralph Eugene⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
| S/SGT. McClanahan, John Howard, Jr⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Holt, Alfred Irwin⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | EV |
| SGT. Larocca, Frank (NMI)⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Harris, Thomas James⇗ | Tail Gunner | KIA |
| S/SGT. Marshall, Sylvester Joseph | Flexible Gunner | POW |
| SGT. Witherspoon, Elmer Stanley⇗ | Flexible Gunner | CT |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 7
Combat Missions.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
128⇗ |
6 June 1944 |
Target: Two Bridges
Type: Transportation
Location: Caen, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner |
42‑97188⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
L Squadron.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
130⇗ |
7 June 1944 |
Target: Transportation Hub
Type: Military
Location: Condé-sur-Noireau, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner |
42‑97188⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Low Group, Low Squadron Deputy.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
131⇗ |
8 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (41C) & Loire River Railroad Bridge (41D)
Type: Transportation
Location: Orleans, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner |
42‑97188⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
41C Wing.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
132⇗ |
10 June 1944 |
Target: Chateau Bougon Airfield (41A) & Vannes Airfield (41B)
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Nantes & Vannes, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner |
42‑97188⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
41B Group.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
133⇗ |
12 June 1944 |
Target: Railroad Bridge 48°29'N,2°0'W
Type: Transportation
Location: La Vicomté-sur-Rance, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner |
42‑97188⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
134⇗ |
13 June 1944 |
Target: Dreux Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Dreux, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner |
42‑37785⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
135⇗ |
14 June 1944 |
Target: Coulommiers Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Coulommiers, France |
Waist (Flexible) Gunner |
42‑97188⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
41B Wing, Low Group. Attacked by about ten enemy aircraft on route to target; aircraft exploded and crashed near Bisseau, France. MACR 580
Sortie Report⇗ |
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