William Scrimger Marchant
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 64413 - 2nd Lt William S. Marchant
Assigned to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down near Rennes in P-47 42-76501. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (3OLC), EAME, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Air base
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Brittany Cemetary
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Newport News, Virginia | 8 October 1920 | Born Newport News, Virginia |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
La Vieuville-Hédé, France | 10 June 1944 | Killed in Action (KIA) La Vieuville-Hédé, France |
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Buried |
Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial Basse-Normandie, France | 1 January 1946 | Re-Interred Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial Basse-Normandie, France |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
ContributorAAM
ChangesAAM ingest
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5563
