SSGT William J. Marshall (1916-1945)

SSGT William J. Marshall

Birth

31 Jan 1916

Kentucky, USA

Death

28 Feb 1945 (aged 29)

San Pietro, Provincia di Bolzano, Trentino-Alto Adige, Italy

Burial

Zachary Taylor National Cemetery

Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map

Plot

SECTION C SITE 144

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Nose turret gunner aboard B-24J Liberator
#44-48789, nicknamed "Edith."

Shot down on bombing mission to strike the Isarca Flack Alze railroad bridge in northern Italy, when his airplane took a direct flak hit in the bomb bays and the wings separated. Only the pilot and navigator survived when
they were blown clear of the ship by the explosion.

Killed In Action were:

2nd Lt. Glenn D Sundeen, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Gene R Guth, Bombardier
SSgt. John F Barnousky, Engineer
SSgt. John N Belt, Ball Turret Gunner
SSgt. William J Burnette, Top Turret Gunner
SSgt. William J Marshall, Nose Turret Gunner
SSgt. Glenn Pollard, Radio Operator
Cpl. Lee E Friedman, Waist Gunner

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SSGT, 751 AAF BOMB SQ, 459 BOMB GP
WORLD WAR II

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Parents

Lena Barbara Kininmonth Embry

1894–1984

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