Individual Personnel Data
| Name |
Marston, Frederick Trowbridge ‡
|
| Rank |
Second Lieutenant |
| Serial Number |
O-736542 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments |
Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #39 dated 30 June 1943, effective 30 June 1943. |
| Duty |
Co-pilot |
| MOS | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 |
| Last Duty Date |
14 July 1943 |
| Results |
Prisoner Of War
POW Camp: Stalag Luft 1 Barth-Vogelsang Prussia 54-12 |
| Additional Information | |
| Related Documents |
Post Loss Document File #6⇗ |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
| CREWMEMBER |
POSITION |
RESULTS |
| 2nd Lt. Munday, James Stanley⇗ | Pilot | EV |
| 2nd Lt. Marston, Frederick Trowbridge | Co-pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Lansford, Billy Joe⇗ | Navigator | POW |
| 2nd Lt. Olson, Robert Lennart⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
| T/SGT. Ruby, Edward Chesley⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | EV |
| T/SGT. Miles, James Ernest⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | POW |
| S/SGT. Johnson, Lloyd Earl⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | POW |
| PVT. Blackwell, George Franklin⇗ | Tail Gunner | EV |
| S/SGT. Green, Francis Monroe⇗ | Flexible Gunner | EV |
| S/SGT. Woodstock, Joseph Steven⇗ | Flexible Gunner | EV |
Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 1
Combat Mission.
| Number |
Date |
Target |
Position |
Aircraft |
Mission/Sortie Information |
|
7⇗ |
10 July 1943 |
Target: Drucat Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Abbeville, France |
Co-pilot |
42‑3330⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off
Lead Group. Ground Spare Aircraft: replaced 42‑5883. Turned back because #2 engine was 'thought to be out.' Apparently the co-pilot feathered #2 after the engineer test-fired the top turret guns, thinking the engine had 'blown up.' Bomb load returned to base.
Sortie Report⇗ |
|
8⇗ |
14 July 1943 |
Target: Villacoublay Airfield
Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe)
Location: Paris, France |
Co-pilot |
42‑3330⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit
Failed To Return
Hit by flak on bomb run, which knocked out #1 engine; after bombs away, fighters attacked, knocking out #3 and #4, #3 catching fire; crew bailed out; aircraft exploded and crashed 500 meters N of Les Essarts-le-Roi, France. No MACR.
Sortie Report⇗ |
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