Marion Emerald Burnett

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 363FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort to Halle. Lost contact with flight, when formation repositioned for attack on Me109. Lost near Munden in P-51D 'Hi Phyl' 44-13745. Killed in Action (KIA) 13-Sep-44. MACR 8700.



Awards: AM (3OLC), PH.

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Units served with

Aircraft

44-13745

  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Nicknames: Tag Along Hi Phyl
  • Unit: 357th Fighter Group 363rd Fighter Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Leiston airfield looking south, the control tower and technical site are to the right, 16 October 1945. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/929. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Leiston

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Theberton/Saxmundham

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Ouachita Parish, LA, USA 6 April 1924 Son of James Edgar and Emma [Shockley] Burnett.

Enlisted

Shreveport Rd, Barksdale AFB, LA 71110, USA 15 July 1942 Barksdale Field Shreveport, LA

Based

Leiston 26 May 1944 - 13 September 1944 Assigned to 363FS, 357FG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Promotion

Leiston IP16, UK 29 June 1944 Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Died

Hann. Münden, Germany 13 September 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) bomber escort to Halle. Lost contact with flight, when formation repositioned for attack on Me109. Lost near Munden in P-51D 'Hi Phyl' 44-13745. Killed in Action (KIA) 13-Sep-44. MACR 8700.

Buried

Interred Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial

Buried

Haynesville, LA 71038, USA Memorialised Friendship Cemetery Haynesville Claiborne Parish Louisiana, USA
Homer, LA 71040, USA

Other

Pilot training

Moorefield Rd, Mission, TX, USA Flight training - Class 43-K. Moore Field, Mission, TX.

Revisions

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https://www.fold3.com/page/529854419_marion_e%20burnett/details/
https://www.fold3.com/image/310762667/?terms=Marion%20E%20Burnett
https://www.fold3.com/image/28678935
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmpilot.asp?Pilot=Burnett%2C+Ma…
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=37406570

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Deleted 'unknown' event. Added Hann. Munden location to died and KIA based on biography description.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8700 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list