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HAMILTON, Marion Banks - Date of
birth
26 May 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
North Carolina -
Hometown
Guilford County, North Carolina
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34606181 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
600th Bombardment Squadron,
398th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 April 1945 - Place of
death
Near Stendal, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 15 | 14 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Flora B. Hamilton (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-83276 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Derben, Germany
Mission: Operational Bombing
MACR: 13914
More information
S/Sgt Marion B. Hamilton enlisted at Camp Croft, South Carolina on 11 February 1943.He trained at Camp Swift, Texas; Fort Bragg, N.C.; Sioux Falls, S.D.; Gulfport, Miss.
The Missing Aircrew Report states:
"The aircraft was last seen at 50 degrees 45 minutes North, 12 degrees 5 minutes East about three minutes after bombs away over the target at Derben, Germany. The plane was hit by anti-aircraft fire, badly damaging the left wing. According to S/Sgt Harry J. Dover, who witnessed the hit "The ship went into a spin at 4 o'clock and then exploded before it hit the ground." One eye-witness reported that the Ball Turret Gunner stated over the interphone that one parachutes was seen leaving the ship, although the other witness stated they hadn't seen any. Of the crew. Sgt Robert A. Templeton has returned to duty, then rest of the crew have been reported killed in action."
S/Sgt Hamilton was first buried at Block 11, Row 4, Grave 77.
Source of information: Michel Beckers, Erwin Derhaag, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.footnote.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / WWII Young American Patriots, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record
Photo source: Nico Leers, WWII Young American Patriots