George M Marquardt

Military
Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front. Men are wearing cold-weather flying gear. There are canvas duffle bags on the ground in front of the men. UPL 66808 UPL 66808 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews/21 July 1944, Ludwigshaven (Industrial).
Back L-R: 2nd Lt. James Linzer (N), 2nd Lt. Philip Kemp (OBS/TG), 1st Lt. Marshall Wortman (CP), 1st Lt. George Marquardt (B), 2nd Lt. Robert Koch (P).
Front L-R: TSgt. Jesse McCoy (TT), SSgt. Frank Jaworski (BT), TSgt. Normand Vicknair (RO), SSgt. John Gardiner (FG).

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Object Number - UPL 66808 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews/21 July 1944, Ludwigshaven (Industrial). Back L-R: 2nd Lt. James Linzer (N), 2nd Lt. Philip Kemp (OBS/TG), 1st Lt....

Flew on Rum Pot 2 with Stearnes Crew. Flew 30 missions, as lead Bombardier

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-38013

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Nevada Avenger
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Wadena Minnesota 12 July 1919

Died

18 October 1984

Buried

Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Revisions

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ContributorHotelie1970
Changes
Sources

GENERAL ORDER # 476, 30 October 1944, from Headquarters 1 Bomb Division by Brigadier General Turner.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…

George M Marquardt: Gallery (6 items)

Nine men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and four men kneeling in front. Men are wearing cold-weather flying gear. There are canvas duffle bags on the ground in front of the men.

Object number: UPL 66808 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews/21 July 1944...

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of an airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. There are canvas bags on the ground in front of the men

Object number: UPL 66872 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews/4 August 1944...

eleven men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Six men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. Some of the men are wearing cold-weather flying gear.

Object number: UPL 67459 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 8 March 1944/ Berlin...

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in two rows in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear and five men kneeling in front. The men are wearing cold-weather flying gear.

Object number: UPL 67470 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 16 March 1944. Back...

Headshot of smiling man wearing military uniform and cap. The man is wearing headphones.

Object number: UPL 67722 - George M. Marquardt, Bombardier, Smith Crew, 547th...

Ten men in Air Force uniform posed in front of a military airplane. Five men standing to the rear, five men kneeling in front. The men are wearing combat flying gear. Large canvas bags are laying in front of kneeling men

Object number: UPL 68549 - 384th Bomb Group Lead Crews / 15 June 1944/ La...