Name:
Raymond R Marz
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
32604556
Unit:
547th Bomber Squadron, 384th Bomber Group
Date of Death:
1944-04-13
State:
New Jersey
Cemetery:
Netherlands American Cemetery
Plot:
P
Row:
7
Grave:
10
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
Raymond Richard Marz enlisted in the U.S. Army Air Forces on January 1, 1943 in Newark, New Jersey. He served as a waist gunner on the B-17F "Flying Fortress" 42-97274 when it encountered enemy flak while returning from a mission over Schweinfurt, Germany. The plane exploded in mid-air and subsequently crashed near Fouleng, Belgium. Marz and the rest of the crew typically flew in a B-17F "Flying Fortress" named "Royal Flush" but were assigned another plane so that the "Royal Flush" could undergo repairs.