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Personal info

Full name
STANLEY, Martin E
Date of birth
8 February 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Hatboro, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Hatboro, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33582014
Rank
Technical Sergeant
Function
Radio Operator
Unit
836th Bombardment Squadron,
487th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
30 September 1944
Place of death
Near Kentrup, 16 km northwest of Detmold, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
K 12 19

Immediate family

Members
Frank R. Stanley (father)
Florence B. Stanley (mother)
Frank Stanley (brother)
Florence Stanley (sister)
Raymond Stanley (brother)
Walter Stanley (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
43-38154
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Heavenly Body
Destination: Bielefeld, Germany
Mission: Bombing of marshaling yards
MACR: 9423

More information

T/Sgt Martin E. Stanley enlisted in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on 3 February 1943.

It is believed that heavy contrails and prop wash was the cause of aircraft 43-38037 going over on its back while in a sharp right turn and colliding with aircraft # 43-38154. Aircraft # 43-38037 lost the right wing and aircraft # 43-38154 lost the left wing. Both aircraft went into a spin and parts were observed flying off.

Source of information: FOHF, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record,
www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.fold3.com - MACR

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet