Fred Marker
Military
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Object Number - UPL 7254
My grandfather, Fred Marker, was born in Laurel, Montana in 1918. He later moved to Waterville, Washington and then East Wenatchee, Washington. He enlisted in the Army Air Force on 9 January 1941--just after the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor. He wanted to be a pilot, but couldn't pass the hearing test. (He had spent his youth around heavy machinery on farms) He ended up serving as a personnel specialist and First Sergeant.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Laurel, MT 59044, USA | 20 August 1918 | Laurel, Montana (United States) |
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Enlisted |
Wenatchee, WA, USA | 9 January 1941 | |
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Other Wedding |
Kersey, Ipswich, Suffolk IP7, UK | 5 May 1945 | Wedding in St Mary's Church, Hadleigh, Suffolk, UK |
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Buried |
East Wenatchee, WA 98802, USA | 3 December 2012 | My grandfather died in his sleep in East Wenatchee, Washington (USA). He leaves behind a daughter, Susan Droz Rankin and two sons, Paul and Barry Marker. All of them currently live in the Wenatchee area. |
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Enlisted |
Revisions
I have his DD214 from the United States Army and will upload it into this database as well. My grandfather passed away several years ago at the age of 94.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://493bgdebach.co.uk/roster_list.php
