Having actually been executed by the Japanese Army on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until January 3, 1946.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Marcus served as a First Lieutenant & Navigator on B-17F "The Reckless Mountain Boys" #41-24518, 63rd Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Seneca County, Ohio prior to the war.
B-17 #41-24518 took off from 7-Mile Drome near Port Moresby on a solo photograph reconnaissance mission over Kavieng. This aircraft was repeatedly attacked over Kavieng by six Japanese Zeros which eventually knocked out both their #1 & #2 engines causing the aircraft to crash off Komalu Island on the southern coast of New Ireland during the war.
Three airmen were Killed in the crash, two died while POW's, two were "executed" while POW's and four survived as POW's and all four of them also survived the war.
Marcus was "Executed While A POW", along with SSgt Kenneth P. Vetter, by the Japanese Army during the war.
He was awarded the Prisoner Of War Medal and the Purple Heart.
His remains were not recovered.
Service # O-734579
Marcus also has a "Cenotaph" in the Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Tiffin, Ohio.
" Click Here " for that record.
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Airmen who perished as a result of this crash:
Bleiler, Eugene D ~ 2nd Lt, Asst. Navigator, PA
Flieger, Gilbert A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, ID
Fritz, John E ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, PA ~ POW
Kurisko, Frank L ~ Pvt, Gunner, NH ~ POW
Linsley, Oscar M ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IA
Mangett, Marcus L, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, OH ~ POW
Vetter, Kenneth P ~ S/Sgt, Asst. Engineer, KY ~ POW
Airmen who became POW's as a result of this crash:
( Survived the War )
Etheridge, James E ~ T/Sgt, Asst. Radio Operator, TX
Heichel, Byron L ~ Capt, Pilot, ID
Rucks, Berry T, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, TN ~ (died 1974)
Surrett, Clarence G ~ M/Sgt, Radio Operator, OK
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Marcus served as a First Lieutenant & Navigator on B-17F "The Reckless Mountain Boys" #41-24518, 63rd Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Seneca County, Ohio prior to the war.
B-17 #41-24518 took off from 7-Mile Drome near Port Moresby on a solo photograph reconnaissance mission over Kavieng. This aircraft was repeatedly attacked over Kavieng by six Japanese Zeros which eventually knocked out both their #1 & #2 engines causing the aircraft to crash off Komalu Island on the southern coast of New Ireland during the war.
Three airmen were Killed in the crash, two died while POW's, two were "executed" while POW's and four survived as POW's and all four of them also survived the war.
Marcus was "Executed While A POW", along with SSgt Kenneth P. Vetter, by the Japanese Army during the war.
He was awarded the Prisoner Of War Medal and the Purple Heart.
His remains were not recovered.
Service # O-734579
Marcus also has a "Cenotaph" in the Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Tiffin, Ohio.
" Click Here " for that record.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished as a result of this crash:
Bleiler, Eugene D ~ 2nd Lt, Asst. Navigator, PA
Flieger, Gilbert A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, ID
Fritz, John E ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, PA ~ POW
Kurisko, Frank L ~ Pvt, Gunner, NH ~ POW
Linsley, Oscar M ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IA
Mangett, Marcus L, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, OH ~ POW
Vetter, Kenneth P ~ S/Sgt, Asst. Engineer, KY ~ POW
Airmen who became POW's as a result of this crash:
( Survived the War )
Etheridge, James E ~ T/Sgt, Asst. Radio Operator, TX
Heichel, Byron L ~ Capt, Pilot, ID
Rucks, Berry T, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, TN ~ (died 1974)
Surrett, Clarence G ~ M/Sgt, Radio Operator, OK
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Having actually been executed by the Japanese Army on the above date, he was not officially declared by the military as being dead until January 3, 1946.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Marcus served as a First Lieutenant & Navigator on B-17F "The Reckless Mountain Boys" #41-24518, 63rd Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Seneca County, Ohio prior to the war.
B-17 #41-24518 took off from 7-Mile Drome near Port Moresby on a solo photograph reconnaissance mission over Kavieng. This aircraft was repeatedly attacked over Kavieng by six Japanese Zeros which eventually knocked out both their #1 & #2 engines causing the aircraft to crash off Komalu Island on the southern coast of New Ireland during the war.
Three airmen were Killed in the crash, two died while POW's, two were "executed" while POW's and four survived as POW's and all four of them also survived the war.
Marcus was "Executed While A POW", along with SSgt Kenneth P. Vetter, by the Japanese Army during the war.
He was awarded the Prisoner Of War Medal and the Purple Heart.
His remains were not recovered.
Service # O-734579
Marcus also has a "Cenotaph" in the Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Tiffin, Ohio.
" Click Here " for that record.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished as a result of this crash:
Bleiler, Eugene D ~ 2nd Lt, Asst. Navigator, PA
Flieger, Gilbert A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, ID
Fritz, John E ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, PA ~ POW
Kurisko, Frank L ~ Pvt, Gunner, NH ~ POW
Linsley, Oscar M ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IA
Mangett, Marcus L, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, OH ~ POW
Vetter, Kenneth P ~ S/Sgt, Asst. Engineer, KY ~ POW
Airmen who became POW's as a result of this crash:
( Survived the War )
Etheridge, James E ~ T/Sgt, Asst. Radio Operator, TX
Heichel, Byron L ~ Capt, Pilot, ID
Rucks, Berry T, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, TN ~ (died 1974)
Surrett, Clarence G ~ M/Sgt, Radio Operator, OK
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Marcus served as a First Lieutenant & Navigator on B-17F "The Reckless Mountain Boys" #41-24518, 63rd Bomber Squadron, 43rd Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Seneca County, Ohio prior to the war.
B-17 #41-24518 took off from 7-Mile Drome near Port Moresby on a solo photograph reconnaissance mission over Kavieng. This aircraft was repeatedly attacked over Kavieng by six Japanese Zeros which eventually knocked out both their #1 & #2 engines causing the aircraft to crash off Komalu Island on the southern coast of New Ireland during the war.
Three airmen were Killed in the crash, two died while POW's, two were "executed" while POW's and four survived as POW's and all four of them also survived the war.
Marcus was "Executed While A POW", along with SSgt Kenneth P. Vetter, by the Japanese Army during the war.
He was awarded the Prisoner Of War Medal and the Purple Heart.
His remains were not recovered.
Service # O-734579
Marcus also has a "Cenotaph" in the Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Tiffin, Ohio.
" Click Here " for that record.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished as a result of this crash:
Bleiler, Eugene D ~ 2nd Lt, Asst. Navigator, PA
Flieger, Gilbert A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, ID
Fritz, John E ~ T/Sgt, Engineer, PA ~ POW
Kurisko, Frank L ~ Pvt, Gunner, NH ~ POW
Linsley, Oscar M ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IA
Mangett, Marcus L, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Navigator, OH ~ POW
Vetter, Kenneth P ~ S/Sgt, Asst. Engineer, KY ~ POW
Airmen who became POW's as a result of this crash:
( Survived the War )
Etheridge, James E ~ T/Sgt, Asst. Radio Operator, TX
Heichel, Byron L ~ Capt, Pilot, ID
Rucks, Berry T, Jr ~ 1st Lt, Co-Pilot, TN ~ (died 1974)
Surrett, Clarence G ~ M/Sgt, Radio Operator, OK
Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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