Mercer Wilson Avent
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 28458 - 1st Lt Mercer W Avent 89th Troop Carrier Squadron, 438th Troop Carrier Group, 9th AF.
Assigned to 89TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF. On mission to Denain / Pouvry, France went into an inverted dive and crashed into the ground at Jacobs Well, Guildford. It seemed the 5,000lb of cargo had shifted, disrupting the aircraft's Centre of Gravity. 25-Oct-44. Killed in Action (KIA).
Awards: AM(2OLC), PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 438th Troop Carrier Group 89th Troop Carrier Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38350916
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 438th Troop Carrier Group 89th Troop Carrier Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16151259
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Crew Chief / Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 434th Troop Carrier Group 438th Troop Carrier Group 89th Troop Carrier Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32254948 / T-124304
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Waco Glider Co-pilot / Acting C-47 Co-pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
- Nicknames: Lilly Bell II
- Unit: 438th Troop Carrier Group 89th Troop Carrier Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Nash County, NC, USA | 17 October 1916 | |
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Enlisted |
Fort Bragg, NC, USA | 22 July 1941 | |
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Other Departed US |
4331 Winters Rd, Fort Wayne, IN 46809, USA | 28 January 1944 - 15 March 1944 | Departed Baer Field, IN, USA for ETO 28-Jan-44, arriving Greenham Common 15-March-44. |
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Based |
Greenham Common | 15 March 1944 - 25 October 1944 | Assigned to 89TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Died |
Jacobs Well, Guildford, UK | 25 October 1944 | On mission to Denain / Pouvry, France went into an inverted dive and crashed into the ground at Jacobs Well, Guildford. It seemed the 5,000lb of cargo had shifted, disrupting the aircraft's Centre of Gravity. 25-Oct-44. Killed in Action (KIA). |
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Buried |
26 October 1944 | Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial | |
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Other Completed pilot training |
Completed his pilot training, awarded wings/commissioned. | ||
| Rocky Mount, NC, USA | |||
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Buried |
Rocky Mount, NC, USA | Memorialised Pineview Cemetery Rocky Mount Edgecombe County North Carolina, USA |
Revisions
http://www.guildford-dragon.com/2012/04/20/the-wwii-crash-of-c47-lilly-…
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