Marlow A Jovaag
Military
Joseph W. "Bill" Tikey Crew
466th BG - 784th BS
Standing Left to Right: Boyd Condon (G), Hank Tevelin (N), Harold Berman (466th BG Navigator), Frank Bois (WG), Bill Tikey (P), Russell K. Woinowsk (466th BG Bombardier), Gil Scott (RN), Brunow W. Feiling (466th BG Deputy Commander)
Kneeling Left to Right: Marlow Jovaag (G), Bernard Massing (TG), Frank Simek (R/O)
The sign on the goat says "D.F.G. (Distinguished Flying Goat) for leading 30 missions." 466th Bomb Group collection
"Attlebridge Arsenal" - Brassfield & Wassom
Object Number - UPL 22393 - Crew #452 Joseph W. "Bill" Tikey Crew 466th BG - 784th BS Standing Left to Right: Boyd Condon (G), Hank Tevelin (N), Harold Berman (466th BG...
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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
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Eastern Beast
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Pegasus
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron 785th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Slick Chick
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Kenyon, MN 55946, USA | 30 June 1915 | |
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Enlisted |
Milwaukee, WI, USA | 29 June 1942 | |
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Other 466th BG Combat Tour |
Attlebridge, Norwich, Norfolk NR9, UK | 22 March 1944 - 29 November 1944 | |
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Died |
Mankato, MN, USA | 18 February 2007 | Marlow A. Jovaag was born June 30, 1915 to Halmick A. and Olise (Rongstad) Jovaag in Kenyon, MN. The family moved to Mankato in 1919. He attended school in Mankato, Minneapolis and in St. Louis, MS where he graduated from High School in 1934. He served the Government in Civilian Conservation Corp. in Arkansas following graduation and then returned to Mankato and then to Oshkosh, WI. He served in the United States Army Air Force during World War II flying missions over Germany and the occupied countries of Europe. He was an Armorer Gunner on a B-24 Liberator. His missions earned him the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters, a Campaign Ribbon with four Battle Stars. After separation from the service in 1945 he married Sadie Haskins at the Little Brown Church in the Vale, Nashua, Iowa in 1946. He joined the Mankato Fire Department in 1948 until his retirement in 1977. He and his wife are charter members of Christ the King Lutheran Church and have served the church in many areas including the Church Council, Church School Committees and Bible Study Groups. He is also a member of VFW Post # 950 and American Legion Post # 11. Shorty enjoyed golf, guitar, woodworking, and his grandchildren's sporting events. He also volunteered his time with Hilltoppers. |
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Buried |
Mankato, MN, USA | 22 February 2007 | Mt. Olivet Cemetery |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book ATTLEBRIDGE ARSENAL by Wassom & Brassfield, page 347
