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MARCUM, Robert Farlow - Date of
birth
27 July 1922 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Fort Snelling, Hennepin County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Douglas County, Nebraska
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-698312 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
751st Bombardment Squadron,
457th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 September 1944 - Place of
death
Biesenthal-Eberswalde, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 8 | 18 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Thomas E. Marcum (father)
Bessie Marcum (mother)
Nina (Fish) Marcum (sister)
Thelma Marcum Allely (sister)
James T. Marcum (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31383 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: American Eagle
Destination: Ruhland, Germany
MACR: 10206
More information
Robert graduated from Central High School and attended the University of Omaha. He had been overseas since June 1944.German fighters shot the bomber down near Biesenthal, Germany.
Source of information: Michel Beckers, Terry Hirsch, Homepage - The 457th Bomb Group (H) Association (457thbombgroupassoc.org), www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 / 1940 census, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Jac Engels, www.findagrave.com - French Nathan grand nephew of 2LT Lloyd French, www.ancestry.com - Central High School Yearbook 1940, Arie-Jan van Hees, Navigator Class book 43-16 San Marcos, Texas.