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SHELTON, Marvin W Jr - Date of
birth
20 November 1924 -
Age
20 -
Place of birth
Pine Bluff, Jefferson County, Arkansas -
Hometown
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38505228 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Left Waist Gunner -
Unit
564th Bombardment Squadron,
389th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 December 1944 - Place of
death
20 miles of Nassau, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 27 | 55 |
Immediate family
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Members
Marvin W. Shelton Sr. (father)
Mary L. (Burke) Shelton (mother)
Martha Shelton (sister)
Vivian Shelton (sister)
More information
S/Sgt Marvin W. Shelton was a newsboy before he enlisted in Little Rock, Arkansas on 8 April 1943.1st Lt W. E. Pepper:
No crew could definitely state that they saw aircraft 42-50366 go down. An unidentified B-24 which may have been aircraft 42-50366 was attacked by ten enemy aircraft at 1245 hours. The B-24 was hit and lost the left wing, after which the aircraft blew up. Six objects were seen to fall from the aircraft which may have been chutes although they were not seen to open. In the same area the formation behind the 389th was attacked by enemy aircraft at approximately the same time.
S/Sgt George P. Thompson:
He was hit by the first pass made by the fighters and was knocked down and never moved.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Taylor Schramm Tree / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.findagrave.com – John Dowdy
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Marshall and Mary McIntyre