Editing William F. Marquat (section)

==Early life==
Marquat was born on March 17, 1894, in [[St. Louis, Missouri]] to William and Sara (Layden) Marquat.<ref>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VzESAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Marquat,+William+Frederic%22 |title=Who's Who in the South and Southwest |date=1959 |volume=6 |page=510 |publisher=Marquis Who's Who |access-date=February 16, 2023}}</ref> He moved to the state of Washington and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the [[Washington National Guard]] Coast Artillery Corps in October 1916. Marquat was called to federal service for [[World War I]] in July 1917 and served as a temporary captain from October 1918 to July 1919.<ref name=register/> After the war, he returned to ''The Seattle Times'' as automobile editor.<ref name=obit/> Marquat accepted a commission as a captain in the Regular Army in September 1920.<ref name=register>{{cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZCItAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA589 |title=Official Army Register |date=January 1, 1944 |page=589 |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office |location=Washington, D.C. |access-date=February 16, 2023}}</ref>