Title	Wounded Army Air Forces pilot Lt. Marshall
Collection	World War II Signal Corps photograph collection World War II Signal Corps photograph collection box 227
Date	1939; 1940; 1941; 1942; 1943; 1944; 1945
Caption	Marshall, pilot in a Negro Fighter Group of the Mediterranean Allied Air Forces, had his plane shot up by flak during a strafing mission over Greece before the Allied invasion. When he came down all that was left of the plane was his engine and himself, but he only suffered some bruises and some cuts. Greeks hid him from the Nazis, then directed him to the British Forces when they parachuted into Greece. Lt. Marshall is from Bristol, Virginia.
Collection description	The World War II Signal Corps photograph collection covers every major aspect of the United States (U.S.) involvement in WWII, including the U.S. Army, Navy, Marine Corps, the home front, war production, governmental agencies, and relief agencies.
Subject	World War, 1939-1945--Greece--Photographs World War, 1939-1945--African Americans--Photographs Allied Forces. Mediterranean Air Command--Photographs United States. Army--African American troops--Photographs United States. Army Air Forces--Photographs African American fighter pilots--Greece--Photographs World War, 1939-1945--Casualties--United States--Photographs Bandages and bandaging--Photographs
Creator	United States. Army. Signal Corps
Repository	U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center
Rights and Usage	See USAHEC Copyright Policy See Inquiries & Reproductions Tab Above to Obtain Non-watermarked Image
Type	Image