John Bernard Palmquist
Military
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John Bernard Palmquist, Staff Sergeant, Ball Turret Gunner, 100th Bomb Group)
Charles D Taylor collection
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 26 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.
Assigned to 349BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. 27 x missions including 28-Apr-44 Sottevast (No Ball-V1 flying bomb mission).
Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), PH, WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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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: Jenny Lee aka Cap'n Crow
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 457th Bomb Group 349th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 28 April 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Red Oak, IA 51566, USA | 23 October 1922 | Son of John Leonard and Hannah Marie [Larson] Palmquist. |
Enlisted |
Camp Dodge, Herrold, IA | 20 January 1943 | Camp Dodge, Herrold, Iowa |
Died |
5 January 1997 | ||
Buried |
Evergreen Cemetery Red Oak, Montgomery County, IA | 8 January 1997 | Evergreen Cemetery Red Oak, Montgomery County, Iowa |
Based |
Thorpe Abbotts | Assigned to 349BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 26 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.
ContributorTom
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Added first name John from https://100thbg.com/index.php?option=com_bombgrp&view=personnel&Itemid=…
ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.mcadams.org/fpdb/sqds_name2.asp