Porfirio Joe Marquez

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

He 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

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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

Princess Elizabeth and an airman of the 306th Bomb Group with a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-102547) nicknamed "Rose of York", that has been named in her honour, 6 July 1944. Written on slide casing: 'Rose of York.'
  • 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

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.

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Deleted and re-added the "Died" event to clean up a date issue (date listed twice). Configured cemetery for "Buried" event.

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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…