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Personal info

Full name
LEE, Marshall Frederick
Date of birth
12 April 1921
Age
22
Place of birth
St. Louis, Missouri
Hometown
Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin

Military service

Service number
O-671982
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Co-Pilot
Unit
351st Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 October 1943
Place of death
Bremershaven, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 18 2

Immediate family

Members
Harry Lee (father)
Pauline A. (Rakow) Lee (mother)
James I. Greene (stepfather)

Plane data

Serial number
42-5864
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Piccadilly Lily
Destination: Bremen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the industrial area
MACR: 948

More information

Soon after bomb release the Piccadilly Lily was hit by flak near the navigators station and N° 3 engine causing fire. Witnesses indicate the Lily entered a near vertical nose down attitude and exploded with only four parachutes observed.

6 crew members were killed, five were taken prisoner.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.100thbg.com, National WWII Memorial, Footnote, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.8thafhs.com, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Michel Beckers, www.100thbg.com