Wendell H Marlowe

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-57155.jpeg UPL 57155 P-51 Mustang (44-15325) "Swanee Jr." landing after a mission in combat ~ I.D.ed to the 434th Fighter Squadron 479th F.G. - Lt. Wendell Marlowe was KIA in this aircraft after it had been re-coded to L2-I.

Added assigned pilot for L2-B Capt. William H Gates and added location.

Object Number - UPL 57155 - P-51 Mustang (44-15325) "Swanee Jr." landing after a mission in combat ~ I.D.ed to the 434th Fighter Squadron 479th F.G. - Lt. Wendell Marlowe was...

Killed in Action (KIA) near Bonn in P-51 'Swanee, Jr' #44-15325,

12/25/1944

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Units served with

Aircraft

Jess Utz a ground crewman of a B-24 Liberator with a two seat P-51 Mustang nicknamed "Perigrine Jr" of the 479th Fighter Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Jess Utz by a 2-seat P-51. Jess was a ground crewman with B-24 outfit I sent you fotos of some time back. OC-? Photo A. Frunker. 479th F.G., 8th Air Force.'

44-14288

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Margie Peregrine Jr.
  • Unit: 479th Fighter Group 434th Fighter Squadron

44-15325

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Swanee Jr
  • Unit: 479th Fighter Group 434th Fighter Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

25 December 1944

Born

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 25 December 1944

Revisions

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Contributorsmcchrystal
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Photo from 434th Fighter Squadron original photo Fall of 1944. Personal collection of Stephen G. McChrystal. ID from EOW 479th FS album.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 11178 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list

Wendell H Marlowe: Gallery (2 items)

Object number: UPL 57155 - P-51 Mustang (44-15325) "Swanee Jr." landing after...

2Lt Wendell H. Marlowe 434th FG 479th FG 1944

Object number: UPL 61171 - 2Lt Wendell H. Marlowe 434th FG 479th FG 1944