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MARKS, Jack Hugh - Date of
birth
28 December 1919 -
Age
25 -
Place of birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio -
Hometown
Cuyahoga County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15070311 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Engineer/Top Turret Gunner -
Unit
832nd Bombardment Squadron,
486th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
10 April 1945 - Place of
death
Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Euretta (Murray) Marks (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-6580 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Flak Sak
Destination: Briest, Germany
MACR: 14188
More information
S/Sgt Jack H. Marks graduated from Lakewood High School and was employed at Morris Plan Bank.He joined the Regular Army on 25 September 1941 at Fort Hayes, Ohio.
Murdered by the SS.
#6580 was originally accepted by the 834th BS and flew as the "Dream King." Its call sign was Deepseat P Peter. Transferred to the 832nd and renamed "Flak Sak" this aircraft failed to return from a mission to Ziesar, Germany. At an altitude of 22,000' FLAK hit #6580 just after IP. Smoke from #3 and #4 obscured the aircraft from view. All crewmen bailed out from the stricken aircraft successfully. However, Lt Lamer and Lt Murphy, along with Sgt Marks and Sgt Sarockas were captured by SS troops after landing. Lt Dolan and Sgt Maxim were liberated a few days later when the Americans entered the city they were being held in.
Source of information: Michel Beckers, Terry Hirsch, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Michel Beckers, The Plain Dealer 12 May 1946