Marion John Northway
Military
Object Number - UPL 60583 - 1st Lt Marion J Northway
He completed 31 missions flying with 12 different crews from January to August 1944. On D-Day mission he was a crew member on the 'Rose of York'. He was a lead Bombardier.
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Elizabeth, The Princess, Rose of York
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Places
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Champaign, Illinois | 23 April 1920 | Born Champaign, Illinois |
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Died |
2 May 2012 | ||
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Buried |
Saint Michael The Archangel Catholic Cemetery, Illinois | 5 May 2012 | Interred Saint Michael The Archangel Catholic Cemetery Palatine, Cook County, Illinois |
Revisions
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Sources
306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition, First Over Germany pg. 259, Combat Crews pg. 95, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…
