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

Aircraft

  • 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/ Commemorated

Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Revisions

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Sources

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

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