The story
At the date of 13-11-1943, time: 1215, the aircraft type B-17 has been lost. The location of the plane was found at: Ommen. The unit of crew and plane is: 96BG/413BS. First flyer rank: 2nd Lieutenant, name: H.E. Marks. The plane belonged to the Allied forces.
96th BG - 45 CBW - Square 'C'- 413rd BS - MZ - 3rd Div - 8th Air Force
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Crew: B-17G - #42-37830 MZ-V - 13 Nov 1943 - Mission: Bremen - MACR #1388
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33098770 - O-798548 - 2nd Lt. - Pilot - Henry Earl Marks Jr. - Southhampton Co., VA - KIA
14034899 - O-801828 - 2nd Lt. - Co-Pilot - Wilbur Hyman Brown - Pitt Co., NC - POW
O-682303 - 2nd Lt. - Navigator - Bernard Maurice Cress - Los Angeles Co., CA - KIA
O-6769730 - 2nd Lt. - Bombardier - Ben (nmi) Ehrlich - Fulton Co., GA - KIA
33239605 - T/Sgt. - Engineer / Top Turret Gunner - William Milton Fuhrman Jr. - Cumberland Co., PA - KIA
35369730 - T/Sgt. - Radio Operator - Maurice Francis Wren - Vigo Co., IN - KIA
13135665 - S/Sgt. - Ball Turret Gunner - Maurice Issac Bowen Jr. - Balitmore City Co., MD - KIA
35446547 - S/Sgt. - Right Waist Gunner - Eugene Lawrence Fennell - Cabell Co., WV - POW
11089423 - S/Sgt. - Left Waist Gunner - Francis Joseph Ferrick Jr. - Suffolk Co., MA - POW
12172260 - S/Sgt. - Tail Gunner - Edmund Joseph O'Rourke - Oneida Co., NY - KIA
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