William A Marangello

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

He was the son of William and Katherine Marangello.



Marangello was a pilot with the 8th Fighter Command, 56th Fighter Group, 61st Fighter Squadron. He was piloting P-47C #41-6337 from Halesworth airfield in England on a bomber escort mission against targets around Lorient France. They were about twenty miles south of the Isle of Jersey on the outbound flight when Marangello's plane was seen to go out of control and dived from 30,000 feet. Attempts to contact him via radio were unsuccessful. It's believed an oxygen failure caused him to lose consciousness.



Because his body was never recovered, his name is inscribed on the Wall of the Missing.



He received the Distinguished Flying Cross, the Air Medal with three Oak Leaf Clusters and the Purple Heart.

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Units served with

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Snow White
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
  • Unit: 56th Fighter Group 61st Fighter Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Buried

Brittany American Cemetery and Memorial 31 December 1943

Born

New Jersey, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

France 31 December 1943

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1861 / MACR 1861/losses of the 8th & 9th / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list