.......He flew B-17s for the Marines.......
The Marines had no B 17’s
OK. Just bear in mind that my Dad’s brother Jack died ferrying a B-17. My dad and his younger brother Jon were only 11 mos apart and had been like twins. I trust my dad to tell me the truth that his brother died flying a B-17 as a Marine pilot.
Granted they might not have been on a combat mission for the Marines, but that Marine crew died flying a B-17 for their country.
My dad still has his brother’s Marine ring which he had mailed home prior to flying to Hawaii. His plane never made it and no wreckage or bodies were ever recovered.