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George Paul Marco Jr

Military

Crew Number 22

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 390th Bomb Group.

390th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

The insignia of the 568th Bomb Squadron, 390th Bomb Group.

568th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Orman Merlin Coffin

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron
Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-31744

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

42-97093

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Ill Get By
Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

43-38526

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Star duster
Unit: 390th Bomb Group 568th Bomb Squadron

44-6914

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress

Missions

8th Air Force 941

Date: 11 April 1945

Two airmen of the 398th Bomb Group examine the damaged tail of a B-17 Flying Fortress.

8th Air Force 932

Date: 8 April 1945

8th Air Force 931

Date: 7 April 1945

8th Air Force 928

Date: 5 April 1945

8th Air Force 926

Date: 4 April 1945

Places

A bomber crew of the 390th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress ( serial number 42-31027) nicknamed "Honey Chile" and their dog and monkey mascots "Scrappy" and "Joe". Image stamped on reverse: ‘Fox.’ [stamp], ‘passed for publication 25 Oct 1943.’ [stamp] and ‘289774.’ [Censor no.] Printed caption on reverse: ‘AERIAL MASCOTS OF FORTRESS CREWS. PH/MoN. As frisky and friendly a pair of aerial mascots as you'll find in Britain are "Scrappy" and "Joe", pup and monkey team belonging to the

Framlingham

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Parham

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Schenectady, NY	27 January 1925
Enlisted	Albany, NY	15 July 1943
Other 390th BG Combat Tour	Parham Airfield, UK	16 November 1944 - 11 April 1945
Died	Schenectady, NY	30 May 2008
	Schenectady, NY		508 Mumford Street

Revisions

Date1 Dec 2020 20:02:23

Contributor466thHistorian

Changes

Sources

http://5085.sydneyplus.com/final/portal.aspx?lang=en-US
https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=2238&h=3031246…

Date27 Sep 2014 18:11:08

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.390thspace.com/missions.php?name=Marco%2C+George+P