Marshall Pershing Dellinger
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Dublin Core
Title
Marshall Pershing Dellinger
Subject
Dellinger, Marshall Pershing (1920-1945)
Description
Portrait of Marshall Pershing Dellinger as a young man. He was the son of Mantonia (1859-1928) and Gertie Selena (Mumaw) (1889-1981) Dellinger, a farming couple from the Edinburg area of the county.
Marshall served in the United States Army Air Corps in Europe during World War II attaining the rank of Sergeant in the 92nd Bomb Group 'H', flying in the rugged B-17 Flying Fortress, one of the more than 16,000 B-17s produced throughout the war.
Tragically, he was killed over Belgium in March 1945, while on a mission to bomb the oil complex at Ruhland, Germany, and the railroad yard at Chemnitz, Germany.
He was buried in the Christ Reformed Church Cemetery in Conicville.
Marshall served in the United States Army Air Corps in Europe during World War II attaining the rank of Sergeant in the 92nd Bomb Group 'H', flying in the rugged B-17 Flying Fortress, one of the more than 16,000 B-17s produced throughout the war.
Tragically, he was killed over Belgium in March 1945, while on a mission to bomb the oil complex at Ruhland, Germany, and the railroad yard at Chemnitz, Germany.
He was buried in the Christ Reformed Church Cemetery in Conicville.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
Labelled "June 1945" on box of plates.
Contributor
Identified by Diane Warren, a 2nd cousin to the subject.
Additional biographical information compiled from public records.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Same subject as in Morrison Photo 05785.
Identifier
005747
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Glass Negative
Collection
Citation
Morrison Studio, “Marshall Pershing Dellinger,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed May 1, 2024, http://archives.countylib.org/items/show/37422.
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