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Flyers Catch Rays In Jorhat
Two US flyers catch rays in Jorhat, India, 1944. On the right, Loyal S Marrs Jr. served his country in World War II with the 1330th AFBU. Sadly killed on a flight.
On 27 February 1945 a C-109 (B-24 variant for fuel cargo), # 42-32000, assigned to 10th Air Force, India-China Wing, 1330th AAF Base Unit, departed the airfield at Jorhat, India, for a cargo mission to Chengtu, China, through the Himalayan mountain range (the Hump). Last contact was by radio at 1228 Zulu at Gologhat. The crew was:
Pilot 1stLt Loyal S. Marrs 0-526151
Co-Pilot 1stLt James J. Owens Jr. 0-795442
Crew Chief SSgt Jacob Metzler Jr. 35276942
Radio Operator Pvt Elmer F. Wang 36730440
The wreckage of the C-109 was found at Chungi, Naga Hills, Assam, India, on 4 March 1945. The bodies of the pilot and co-pilot were found at the site of the wreckage and the other crewmen were found.
MARRS, LOYAL STUART, JR., First Lieutenant, # 0-526151, USAAF
Loyal S. Marrs Jr. was born on 1 May 1920 in Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky, to Loyal S. Marrs (1889-1974) (MO) and Brenda Catchings (Lewis) Marrs (1891-1969) (MS). Siblings were Ethel K. Marrs (1916-2009), Brenda Ruth (Marrs) Sekul (1918-1993), Betty Joe Marrs (1923- ), Myron Earl “Bub” Marrs (1925-1995), and (twin of Myron) Madelyn May (Marrs) Furmall (1925-2000). He was married to Gladys E. “Chick” Quinn nee Marrs (1921-2004), author of The Aluminum Trail: How and Where They Died. In 1930 his father worked for a Lumber Company.
He enlisted in the USAAF at Maxwell Field, Kendall, Kendall Co., Alabama, on 5 January 1940. After enlisting in the USAAF, he completed flight instruction through advanced schools and was multi-engine rated. He earned his commission and pilot wings. He was sent overseas to India. On 27 February 1945 a C-109 (B-24 variant for fuel cargo), # 42-32000, assigned to 10th Air Force, India-China Wing, 1330th AAF Base Unit, departed the airfield at Jorhat, India, for a cargo mission to Chengtu, China, through the Himalayan mountain range (the Hump). Last contact was by radio at 1228 Zulu at Gologhat. The wreckage of the C-109 was found at Chungi, Naga Hills, Assam, India, on 4 March 1945. The bodies of the pilot and co-pilot were found at the site of the wreckage and the other crewmen were found. After recovery, his remains were buried in the Resthaven Memorial Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky.
His brother, Myron E. Marrs, born 19 December 1925, served in the U.S. Navy from 15 February 1943, , #6351148, on the U.S.S. Casablanca (ACV-55), Seaman 2nd Class (1943), and the U.S.S. Solomons (CVE-67) (1943-1946), Seaman 2nd Class, Radio Mate 3rd Class. He died 15 September 1995 and is buried in the Resthaven Memorial Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky.
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42-32000 (MACR 12776…
42-32000 (MACR 12776)
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On 27 February 1945 a C-109 (B-24 variant for fuel cargo), # 42-32000, assigned to 10th Air Force, India-China Wing, 1330th AAF Base Unit, departed the airfield at Jorhat, India, for a cargo mission to Chengtu, China, through the Himalayan mountain range (the Hump). Last contact was by radio at 1228 Zulu at Gologhat. The crew was:
Pilot 1stLt Loyal S. Marrs 0-526151
Co-Pilot 1stLt James J. Owens Jr. 0-795442
Crew Chief SSgt Jacob Metzler Jr. 35276942
Radio Operator Pvt Elmer F. Wang 36730440
The wreckage of the C-109 was found at Chungi, Naga Hills, Assam, India, on 4 March 1945. The bodies of the pilot and co-pilot were found at the site of the wreckage and the other crewmen were found.
MARRS, LOYAL STUART, JR., First Lieutenant, # 0-526151, USAAF
Loyal S. Marrs Jr. was born on 1 May 1920 in Louisville, Jefferson Co., Kentucky, to Loyal S. Marrs (1889-1974) (MO) and Brenda Catchings (Lewis) Marrs (1891-1969) (MS). Siblings were Ethel K. Marrs (1916-2009), Brenda Ruth (Marrs) Sekul (1918-1993), Betty Joe Marrs (1923- ), Myron Earl “Bub” Marrs (1925-1995), and (twin of Myron) Madelyn May (Marrs) Furmall (1925-2000). He was married to Gladys E. “Chick” Quinn nee Marrs (1921-2004), author of The Aluminum Trail: How and Where They Died. In 1930 his father worked for a Lumber Company.
He enlisted in the USAAF at Maxwell Field, Kendall, Kendall Co., Alabama, on 5 January 1940. After enlisting in the USAAF, he completed flight instruction through advanced schools and was multi-engine rated. He earned his commission and pilot wings. He was sent overseas to India. On 27 February 1945 a C-109 (B-24 variant for fuel cargo), # 42-32000, assigned to 10th Air Force, India-China Wing, 1330th AAF Base Unit, departed the airfield at Jorhat, India, for a cargo mission to Chengtu, China, through the Himalayan mountain range (the Hump). Last contact was by radio at 1228 Zulu at Gologhat. The wreckage of the C-109 was found at Chungi, Naga Hills, Assam, India, on 4 March 1945. The bodies of the pilot and co-pilot were found at the site of the wreckage and the other crewmen were found. After recovery, his remains were buried in the Resthaven Memorial Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky.
His brother, Myron E. Marrs, born 19 December 1925, served in the U.S. Navy from 15 February 1943, , #6351148, on the U.S.S. Casablanca (ACV-55), Seaman 2nd Class (1943), and the U.S.S. Solomons (CVE-67) (1943-1946), Seaman 2nd Class, Radio Mate 3rd Class. He died 15 September 1995 and is buried in the Resthaven Memorial Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky.
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