John A Marisay

Military

Assigned to 93TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) D-day mission to Normandy, hit by flak and set on fire, pilot 2nd Lt Marvin F Muir held his burning aircraft under control until the paratroopers aboard could exit, sacrificing himself and his crew. Crashed St Mere Eglise. Killed in Action (KIA). 6-Jun-44. MACR 7289.



Awards: PH.

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People

Marvin F Muir

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 439th Troop Carrier Group 93rd Troop Carrier Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15061487 / O-541641
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-100876

  • Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
  • Unit: 439th Troop Carrier Group 93rd Troop Carrier Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Upottery airfield looking west, the main runway runs vertically, barrack sites are to the bottom right of the airfield, 15 March 1944. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/CT/91/541. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Upottery

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Smeatharpe

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Fort Harrison State Park, 6000 N. Post Road, Indianapolis, IN 46216, USA 27 January 1942 Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana

Died

NE of Sainte-Mère-Église, France 6 June 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) D-day mission to Normandy, hit by flak and set on fire, pilot 2nd Lt Marvin F Muir held his burning aircraft under control until the paratroopers aboard could exit, sacrificing himself and his crew. Crashed St Mere Eglise. KIA. 6-Jun-44. MACR 7289.

Buried

50480 Sainte-Mère-Église, France 7 June 1944 Interred Field burial St Mere Eglise

Based

Upottery 6 June 1944 Assigned to 93TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF.

Buried

Re-Interred Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial
Lucas County, OH, USA

Born

Lucas County, OH, USA

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Sources

http://www.uswarmemorials.org/html/people_details.php?PeopleID=5573
http://www.baaa-acro.com/1944/archives/crash-of-a-douglas-c-47a-75-dl-n…
https://www.fold3.com/image/310763048/?terms=John%20A%20Marisay
https://www.fold3.com/page/84188285_john_a%20marisay/details/
The Americans on D-Day: A Photographic History of the Normandy Invasion By Martin K. A. Morgan
http://www.southwestairfields.co.uk/?page_id=142