McGinnis Marion Eugene

Monuments

B-17 (42-30264) 'Dorsal Queen' and B-17 'Raunchy Wolf' (42-3290) Plaque

Name:

Marion Eugene McGinnis

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

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Unit:

551st Bomber Squadron, 385th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1943-10-26

State:

Ohio

Cemetery:

Marion Cemetery, Marion, Ohio

Plot:

Lotus Section, American Legion

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Grave:

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Comments:

Marion Eugene McGinnis was born on April 13, 1920 in Marion, Ohio. He was the son of Ivan T McGinnis and Mary Helen Penser McGinnis. He served as a Staff Sergeant and Right Waist Gunner on the B-17 "Dorsal Queen" #42-30264, 551st Bomber Squadron, 385th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. His plane, while on a return mission from Reims, France, was involved in a mid-air collision with B-17 #42-3290 "Raunchy Wolf" also known as "El Lobo." They crashed at Tillingham Hall Farm, Bulphan, England. The entire crews of both B-17's were killed except Ssgt John J. Adams of the Dorsal Queen who was the only survivor.

SSGT McGinnis is now buried in the Marion Cemetery, Marion, Marion County, Ohio, USA.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com