Serviceman

William Marlin

817thArmorer Gunner

Play his story on the map built from his record

Army serial number: 12189181
Hometown: Brooklyn, NY
In the book: Heroes of the 483rd, p. 156, 225
Sources: assoc-roster, heroes-book, macr-crew

Crews

Glen L. McSparran Crew · 817th
Matthew J. Smith Crew · 817th

Missions placed on him

mission 15, 10 May 1944 · Wiener Neustadt · Listed with the Glen L. McSparran crew, which flew it per its history (p. 156); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
mission 23, 24 May 1944 · Avisio · Listed with the Glen L. McSparran crew, which flew it per its history (p. 156); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
mission 28, 2 June 1944 · Debrecen · Listed with the Matthew J. Smith crew, which flew it per its history (p. 225); whether he was aboard that day is not recorded
mission 51, 18 July 1944 · Memmingen · Aboard, per the Missing Air Crew Report

A report lists him aboard, or his crew's history in Heroes of the 483rd dates the mission; the book is cited by page and not reproduced. The rest of his squadron's missions in his window are not placed on him by any document.

Aboard a lost aircraft

MACR 6977 · 42-102382 Virgil’s Virgin · 18 July 1944 · mission 51, 18 July 1944

Statements, mentions and histories

Casualty questionnaire, page 33: WiLLiAM M. MARLiN · 18 July 1944

AFPPA-12
CASUALTY QUESTIONNAIRE
1. Your name WiLLiAM M. MARLiN
Rank 3/36T Serial No. 1218918,
2. Organization 183 Gp Commander BARTON Rank Cah. Sqn colf Some Rank MAJOR
(full name)
(full name)
3. What year 1944
month JULY
day IP
did you go down?
4. What was the mission, PENMIGIEN GER, target, JET INSTALLATIONS, target
time, 10:30
,altitude, 20,000
route scheduled,
,route flown
,
5.
Where were you when you left formation? KEMPTON, GERMANY
6. bail out? YES
Did you
7. Did other members of crew bail out? YES.
8. Tell all you kno* about when, where, how each person in your aircraft for whom no
individual questionzaire is attached bailed out. A crew list is attached. Please
give facts. If you don' know, say "No Knowledge". PIOLT. M.Smith build out
NAV. S. STEEN bailed nut wonded Bomb. D. LEHURO boiled and O.K.
ENC. L. VENERAGLES bailed and wanded 3.TuRRET. C.MAV barled act O.K. R.W.
pappanitic bailed rut 0.t. Co. ROLIT MEVERS. baildoutor. Rapio. -DOVER PIKE
oc
9. Where did your aircraft strike the ground? No KOWLEDGE
10. What members of your crew were in the aircraft when it struck the ground? (Should
cross check with 8 above and individual questionnaires) No KOWLEDGE
11. Where were they in aircraft? No KOWLEDGE
12. What was their condition? NO KOWLEDGE
13. When, where, and in what condition did you last see any members not already des-
cribed above?
14. Please give any similar information on personnel of any other crew of which you
have source
knowledge. Indicate of information. NO KOWLEAGE
(Any additional information may be written on the back)
6-3862,AF

National Archives, MACR 6977, page 33 · Machine-read from microfilm, uncorrected.

17 more statements from MACR 6977 are on the loss record.

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