Looking for info and MACR from 2/Lt.M.L.Hanna,crashdate; 17-9-1944,crashplace;Born,Holland
P-38J,42-67672,474 FG/ 430 FS.
 
Regards Jaap Vermeer

42-67672   
P-38J-10-LO  
474th Fighter Gp 9AF 17 Sep 1944 MACR #9119 
 
Mike    

The pilot was Marshall L. Hanna from Oklahoma, who became
a POW at Luft Stalag I at Barth, Germany. He had received
his pilots wing at Williams Field near Chandler, AZ in January
1944.

Hope that this is helpful to you, Steve 

Mike and Steve,thank you for your answering my call and the MACR number
 
regards Jaap

Hello Jaap,
 
My name is Gary Koch and I am the official historian of the 474th FG Association.  I normally don't subscribe to this post, but recently signed up when I saw your post. As for Marshall Hanna, there is not a whole lot that I can add.  The information from your previous repliers is correct.  Unfortunately, the official 430th FS history, "The Backdoor Gang", is not very detailed. All it says about this crash is "On September 17th, another pilot was lost when Marshall Hanna augered in near Duren in Germany, the victim of an intense flak barrage. Popular and well liked in the Squadron, it was the hope of all that he would somehow manage to get back again."  I do know that his P-38 was coded "K6-S".  It was also Group Mission No. 166, the day's second mission. The 428th was to provide cover for 430th FS whose target was to bomb airfields in the Bonn-Koln-Dusseldorf area.  The 428th was forced to abort on the account of weather.  To my knowledge, Marshall Hanna is still alive today. Let me see if I can find him amongst the 474th vets that I know.
 
Cheers, Gary

Hello Gary,
 
Thanks for your reply about Hanna.
 
I have another quistion ;The crash of a P-38 of 474 FG on the 6th of June near Apeldoorn Holland
I dont have more info,when you know more ,please requist,
 
regards Jaap

USAAF & RAF Researcher in the Nijkerk,Putten Voorthuizen area.Crashes in Holland
http://www.groenegroep.nl
member SGLO AirWar StudyGroup, Holland

Hello Jaap,
 
I apologize for the long delay in getting back to you. I do not show a 474th FG loss on 6 Jun 44 anywhere near Holland. The only other 474th losses in Holland (other than Hanna) were on 9 Apr 44 (Lt. Dettre, 428 FS, Ijsselmeer near Hindeloopen) and 18 Dec 44 (Lt. Strong, 428FS, near Maastricht). See if you can find any more details for me and I'll research for you.
 
Cheers, Gary