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Corp Dwight Fred Marquiss

Birth	:	10 Dec 1923 Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	14 Sep 1944 Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Burial	:	Boston Cemetery and Crematorium, Boston, Boston Borough, England
Coordinate	:	52.9888100, -0.0273450
Description	:	Son of Fred Marquiss. WW II - US Army Air Force - Enlisted in the US Army Air Corps on 7-29-1943 - 215th Army Air Force Base Unit - Corporal - Died in an airplane crash. ----------------------------------------- From the web page: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/Platte/pages/heros/hpcn0183.htm#arkluck Corporal Dwight Marquiss was born in Columbus, Nebraska, December 10, 1923, and was killed in a plane crash on September 14, 1944, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, northeast of Peterson Field. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marquiss. His mother died in December, 1946, and his father died in February, 1948. He was married to Miss Mary Ann Marohn, the daughter of... Read More	Son of Fred Marquiss. WW II - US Army Air Force - Enlisted in the US Army Air Corps on 7-29-1943 - 215th Army Air Force Base Unit - Corporal - Died in an airplane crash. ----------------------------------------- From the web page: http://www.usgennet.org/usa/ne/topic/resources/OLLibrary/Platte/pages/heros/hpcn0183.htm#arkluck Corporal Dwight Marquiss was born in Columbus, Nebraska, December 10, 1923, and was killed in a plane crash on September 14, 1944, near Colorado Springs, Colorado, northeast of Peterson Field. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. Fred Marquiss. His mother died in December, 1946, and his father died in February, 1948. He was married to Miss Mary Ann Marohn, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Louis J. Marohn of Columbus, Nebraska, on November 3, 1943, in Denver. Dwight attended the Columbus grade schools and the Kramer High School, where he was graduated with the class of 1941. After graduation, he was employed for a time at the Martin bomber plant in Baltimore, Maryland. Corporal Dwight Marquiss joined the Army Air Corps on July 29, 1943. He was stationed at the Army Air Field at Pueblo, Colorado, where he was a turret gunner on a B-24. He was killed in an accident five miles northeast of Peterson Field on September 14, 1944. The plane in which he and his crew members were killed was on a routine combat training mission at the time of the crash. Military funeral services for Corporal Dwight Marquiss were held at the Grace Episcopal Church in Columbus, Nebraska, at 2:00 p.m., on Monday, September 18, 1944, with Reverend Mueller, pastor of the Episcopal Church at Fremont, officiating. Hartman Post No. 84 of the American Legion had charge of the military rite. Burial was in the Roselawn Cemetery near Columbus.

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Where is Corp Dwight Fred Marquiss's memorial?
Corp Dwight Fred Marquiss's memorial is located at: Boston Cemetery and Crematorium, Boston, Boston Borough, England.
When did Corp Dwight Fred Marquiss death?
Corp Dwight Fred Marquiss death on 14 Sep 1944 in Colorado Springs, El Paso County, Colorado, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Corp Dwight Fred Marquiss's memorial?
Latitude: 52.9888100
Longitude: -0.0273450

Family Members:

Parent

Fred Guy Marquiss

(1888 - 1948)

Susan Emily Bray Marquiss

(1889 - 1946)

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