Marshall Ray Pullen was born on June 9, 1922, in Royse City, Texas. He was the son of Jim Taylor "James" Pullen and Rosa Belle Peppers Dempsey. He was the husband of Virginia Nell Burns Pullen. He graduated from Royse City High School. He served in the 511th Bomber Squadron, 351st Bomber Group, Heavy, as a First Lieutenant and Navigator of B-17 42-38005 nicknamed ''Stormy Weather'' during World War II.
On May 24, 1944, during a mission targeting Berlin, "Stormy Weather" encountered mechanical issues with its No. 2 engine, causing it to drop out of formation. The crew attempted to return to base but were forced to make an emergency landing near Myrholm, close to Sønderborg on the island of Als in Denmark. The aircraft crash-landed in a field near the farm Skærtoft and a house called Østerholm. All ten crew members survived and were taken as prisoners of war.
1Lt Pullen was held at Stalag 7A in Moosburg, Bavaria. After the war, Pullen completed his B.S. in Petroleum Engineering at Texas Tech in 1948 and supported the university and its athletic teams. His oil industry career included roles with Hunt Oil and Union Pacific Resources, leading him to settle in Houston upon retirement in 1986. He died on November 20, 2003, and is now buried in the Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas County, Texas, USA.
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