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TSGT Elmer T Marx

7 Jul 1921 – 30 Jul 1943

Birth	7 Jul 1921
Death	30 Jul 1943
Cemetery	Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery San Antonio , Bexar County , Texas , USA
Added by	Amanda on 01 Mar 2026
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/3032753

Bio

Elmer T. Marx was a Tech Sergeant in the U.S. Army Air Forces 527th Bomber Squadron, 379th Bomber Group, Heavy based in Kimbolton, England. He was a top turret gunner aboard a B-17G Flying Fortress. Sgt. Marx was part of the original cadre of 379th Bomb Group crews that left Kearney, Nebraska in April, 1943, and flew on the Group’s 1st mission. On July 30, 1943, the 379th targeted an aircraft components plant at Kassel, Germany. Sgt Marx was part of the crew flying in aircraft 42-3212, which crash landed in Suffolk, England following the mission. This aircraft burned following the crash and all 10 crewmembers were killed.

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Texas TSgt 527 AAF Bomb Sq World War II

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• Edward Joseph Marx 1894–1978
• Mary Cecelia Kintz Marx 1896–1959

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