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name
SKINNER, Marvin Walter - Date of
birth
29 October 1914 -
Age
30 -
Place of birth
Thayer, York County, Nebraska -
Hometown
Seattle, King County, Washington
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
19147119 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Nose Turret Gunner -
Unit
564th Bombardment Squadron,
389th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 December 1944 - Place of
death
Rücklingen, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 8 | 13 |
Immediate family
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Members
Walter O. Skinner (father)
Maudie E. (Buck) Skinner (mother)
Esther M. (Blevins) Skinner (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-50662 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Nickname: Patsy
Destination: Hanau, Germany
MACR: 11338
More information
S/Sgt Marvin W. Skinner graduated from Arnold High School with the class of 1932 and attended Nebraska Wesleyan University for two years.1st Lt Darold L. Shutt:
We were on the bomb run, about one minute before bombs away, when the lead ship, 42-95582 made two violent corrections with very, very steep banks causing the high right element leader 42-50548 to make a violent bank to the left. Aircraft 42-50662, apparently dropped below aircraft 42-50548 in order to stay in some kind of formation. My attention was directed away from the aircraft as we were concentrating on the bomb run. After bombs away, when I again picked up aircraft 42-50662, the plane was in flames, the tail section behind the waist windows was falling off, the right wing was in flames, and the # 3 engine was gone. Immediately thereafter the entire nose section exploded. No chutes were observed.
He is remembered at the cemetery of Davenport, Nebraska.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Ron Teather Tree, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.findagrave.com – Marilyn Sanner Keim / John Dowdy / Loren Bender
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Marshall and Mary McIntyre / Loren Bender / Marilyn Sanner Keim