Jack served as a Private, Company G, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Yuma County, Arizona prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on April 10, 1943 in Phoenix, Arizona. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Married.
He was a passenger on C-47A #42-24077, 77th Troop Carrier Squadron, 435th Troop Carrier Group.
C-47A #42-24077 took off with a crew of 4 and 17 Paratroopers from Station 474, Welford, England for a parachute drop over France on D-Day. The were shot down by German Anti=Aircraft fire and crashed in France during the war. The crew and paratroopers were all killed in this crash.
Jack was "Killed in Action" in this crash.
He was awarded a Purple Heart.
He is interred somewhere in California.
Service # 39858680
Son of Rola Ryan Marlow & Nellie O. Ashley Marlow.
Father of Ronald Dwain Marlow ( 1942 - 2012 ).
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Crew who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
Hamblin, James J ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NJ
Jones, Milton E ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Kowalski, Joseph E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Reverski, Clarence A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Passengers who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
All the Paratroopers were from Company G, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army.
Berlin, John C ~ Tech/5, LA
Brown, Leonard L ~ Pvt, WI
Crouch, Everett G ~ 2nd Lt, TX
Goodall, Frank N ~ Pfc, NY
Marlow, Jack L ~ Pvt, AZ
Plourde, Donat M ~ Pvt, ME
Dziedzic, Edward ~ Pvt, PA
Edwards, Melvin D ~ Cpl, CA
Jones, Edward L ~ Pvt, WV
Simmons, Walter A ~ Pfc, MI
Siriani, Joseph C ~ Pvt, NY
Smith, Charles L ~ Pfc, MI
Vasquez, Manuel R ~ Pvt, TX
Vathis, George T ~ Pfc, MI
Williams, Earle F, Jr ~ Pvt, CA
Yaquinto, Mathew J ~ Sgt, MI
Young, James M ~ Cpl,
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Jack served as a Private, Company G, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Yuma County, Arizona prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on April 10, 1943 in Phoenix, Arizona. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being Married.
He was a passenger on C-47A #42-24077, 77th Troop Carrier Squadron, 435th Troop Carrier Group.
C-47A #42-24077 took off with a crew of 4 and 17 Paratroopers from Station 474, Welford, England for a parachute drop over France on D-Day. The were shot down by German Anti=Aircraft fire and crashed in France during the war. The crew and paratroopers were all killed in this crash.
Jack was "Killed in Action" in this crash.
He was awarded a Purple Heart.
He is interred somewhere in California.
Service # 39858680
Son of Rola Ryan Marlow & Nellie O. Ashley Marlow.
Father of Ronald Dwain Marlow ( 1942 - 2012 ).
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Crew who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
Hamblin, James J ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NJ
Jones, Milton E ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Kowalski, Joseph E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Reverski, Clarence A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Passengers who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
All the Paratroopers were from Company G, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army.
Berlin, John C ~ Tech/5, LA
Brown, Leonard L ~ Pvt, WI
Crouch, Everett G ~ 2nd Lt, TX
Goodall, Frank N ~ Pfc, NY
Marlow, Jack L ~ Pvt, AZ
Plourde, Donat M ~ Pvt, ME
Dziedzic, Edward ~ Pvt, PA
Edwards, Melvin D ~ Cpl, CA
Jones, Edward L ~ Pvt, WV
Simmons, Walter A ~ Pfc, MI
Siriani, Joseph C ~ Pvt, NY
Smith, Charles L ~ Pfc, MI
Vasquez, Manuel R ~ Pvt, TX
Vathis, George T ~ Pfc, MI
Williams, Earle F, Jr ~ Pvt, CA
Yaquinto, Mathew J ~ Sgt, MI
Young, James M ~ Cpl,
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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