Acy Anthony Marchand
MilitaryAssigned to 754BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. 35 x combat missions. Lt Melvin Watson crew. Flight crew for B-24 assembly ship 'First Sergeant', when flares set A/C ablaze. 27-May-44.
Awards: DFC, AM, PH, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
People
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Bucket Of Bolts - First Sergeant
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 93rd Bomb Group 329th Bomb Squadron 330th Bomb Squadron 754th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron 859th Bomb Squadron 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron 858th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Admirable Little Character
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Belle of Boston
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Old Doc's Yacht
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Cottonport, LA | 19 December 1920 | Son of Larry Michael and Bridget Lelia [Acy] Marchand. |
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Enlisted |
Camp Beauregard, LA | 9 May 1942 | Camp Beauregard Louisiana |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
8 October 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Cottonport, LA | 6 January 1983 | |
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Buried |
St Marys Catholic Cemetery # 2, Cottonport, Avoyelles Parish, LA | 9 January 1983 | St Marys Catholic Cemetery # 2 Cottonport, Avoyelles Parish, LA |
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Based |
Horsham St Faith | Assigned to 754BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/55788723-acy-a-marchand
https://www.fold3.com/record/619852351-acy-marchand-1920
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https://www.458bg.com/crew53watson.htm
https://www.458bg.com/stories-firstsergeant
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90272595/acy-anthony-marchand
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https://www.458bg.com/crew53watson.htm
https://www.458bg.com/stories-firstsergeant
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90272595/acy-anthony-marchand
458bg.com,Watson crew, crew member list & picture included / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia