1Lt Marvin Nelson Vinson (1922-1944)

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Birth

30 Dec 1922

Fort Dodge, Webster County, Iowa, USA

Death

27 Jun 1944 (aged 21)

Thiverval-Grignon, Departement des Yvelines, Île-de-France, France

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Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial

Epinal, Departement des Vosges, Lorraine, France Add to Map

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B 19 64

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He took off from Warmwell, England on a strafing mission to Paris-Dreux-l'Aigle area, France. Forced to bale out at 2150hrs after his aircraft caught fire about 20 north of Houdan in the Seine Valley, east of Dreux, during a dog-fight with FW190s. Aircraft crashed at Thiveral, about seven miles north-west of Versailles. He died of burn wounds six days later.

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Marvin Clarence Vinson

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Robert Donald Vinson

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Harold Dean Vinson

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Norma A. Nelson Vinson

Robert Donald Vinson

Kenneth Charles Vinson

Harold Dean Vinson

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