Willard H McQuarrie
MilitaryHe flew on Eugene Bumpus crew. Reported to group on 01 Aug 1943. He was shot down flying with Robert McCallum crew. Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17F 42-30813 'Queen Jeannie' while serving as Tail Gunner. POW at Stalag 17-B Krems.
NOTE: Entry COMBINES data from Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database.
POW, AM OLC,
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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: Queen Jeannie
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
Missions
![Three B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 94th Bomb Group are attacked by a Nazi Fighter aircraft during a mission. Printed caption on reverse of print: 'A-62641 USAF: Nazi fighter plane attacking Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortresses" during a bomb run over enemy installations somewhere in Europe, 10 September 1944. 100th[sic] Bomb Group, 3rd Bomb Division. U.S. Air Force Photo.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-408505.jpg.webp?itok=zJwHCUjh)
- Date: 14 October 1943
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Mass | 20 June 1921 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 14 October 1943 - 14 June 1945 | Held at Stalag 17B, Braunau-Gneikendorf (near Krems), Austria. Officially Returned to Military Control (RMC) 14-Jun-45. |
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Died |
5 June 1984 | ||
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Houston National Cemetery, Houston, Texas |
Revisions
NOTE: Entry COMBINES data from a duplicate entry from Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database.
Lee Cunningham 11-Feb-2015. COMBINING data from a duplicate entry by Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database.
Lee Cunningham 11-Feb-2015. Confirmed crew position and SN per MACR 820; added POW event per National Archives Records Administration (NARA )WWII database; Added crew position and details to Biography per 'Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; made connections to Place, AIrcraft and Mission within existing website data.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 820, First Over Germany pg. 162 & 171-2, NARA, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards,
http://www.locategrave.org/l/6176044/Willard-H-McQuarri / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…
