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MARGASON, Mark William - Date of
birth
24 July 1917 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Marshfield, Coos County, Oregon -
Hometown
Albany, Linn County, Oregon
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
6555415 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
324th Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
21 May 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea, north of Schiermonikoog, the Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Earl C. Margason (father)
Cassie B. (McClane) Margason (mother)
Mildred F. Margason (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-24515 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Jersey Bounce / Marie Jane
Destination: Wilhemshaven, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the U-boat yards
MACR: 3458
More information
The airplane was shot down by enemy fighters. The entire crew of ten men was killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.newspapers.com - Daily Capital Journal, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree / Oregon U.S. State Births
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