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SASSEN, Marvin Lloyd - Date of
birth
27 July 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Kalispell, Flathead County, Montana -
Hometown
Fraser, Mc Cone County, Montana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39609896 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
337th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
16 December 1943 - Place of
death
Between Rauwerd and Poppingawier, 9 miles southwest of Leeuwarden, The Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| N | 1 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
Andrew W. Sassen (father)
Cecil R. (Thompson) Sassen (mother)
Orville W. Sassen (brother)
Loren Sassen (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31086 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Bremen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the port
MACR: 1567
More information
The airplane was shot down by a FW 190A of JG 1/1 and may have collided with B-17 #42-37739. The entire crew of both planes (20 men in total) were killed and were initially buried at the cemetery of Poppingawier on 21 or 31 December 1943.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Lingle Family Tree, www.newspapers.com - Great Falls Tribune
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Storiesbehindthestars.org