Porfirio Joe Marquez
Military ROLL OF HONOURHe flew on Arthur Mack crew. Reported to the ETO on 19-Nov-43.
Crew B-17 42-102547 'Rose of York' [62 mission veteran], on return from 63rd bombing mission [ Berlin ], A/C hit by concentrated and accurate AA fire, last contact indicated one engine out and another trailing gasoline, failed to return FTR, posted MIA, crashed into North Sea. Changed to Killed in Action (KIA).
KIA crashed into North Sea in B-17 'Rose of York' 42-102547.
Awards: DFC, AM (5OLC), PH.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: British
- Service Numbers: R224685 (Royal Navy)
- Role/Job: War Correspondent BBC
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18157171 at enlistment, then O-767503
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Elizabeth, The Princess, Rose of York
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 367th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 3 February 1945
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Tyrone, NM | 18 November 1920 | Son of Fannie Marquez. |
Enlisted |
Santa Fe, NM | 3 August 1942 | Santa Fe, New Mexico |
Based |
Thurleigh | 19 November 1943 - 3 February 1945 | Assigned to 367BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Died |
North Sea | 3 February 1945 | Killed in Action (KIA) |
Buried |
Tablets of the missing, Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Coton, Cambs, UK. |
Revisions
Deleted and re-added the "Died" event to clean up a date issue (date listed twice). Configured cemetery for "Buried" event.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12283 / MACR 12283, First Over Germany pg. 305, NARA, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards,
http://www.wwiimemorial.com / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…