Marrin James Thomas, Jr.

Monuments

386th Bomb Group Monument

386th Bomber Group Monument (Great Dunmow)

Name:

James Thomas, Jr. Marrin

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-760884

Unit:

555th Bomb Squadron, 386th Bomb Group

Date of Death:

1944-10-07

State:

Mississippi

Cemetery:

Jefferson Barracks National Cem., Missouri

Plot:

Section 78

Row:

Grave:

1024-26

Decoration:

Air Medal, Purple Heart

Comments:

James Thomas Marrin, Jr. resided in Hinds County, Mississippi prior to the war. He served as a First Lieutenant and Pilot on B-26 #42-96220, 555th Bomber Squadron, 386th Bomber Group, U.S. Army during World War II. James was promoted to the rank of First Lieutenant on September 15, 1944.

B-26 #42-96220 took off from Beaumont-Sir-Oise, France on a bombing mission over Hengelo marshalling Yard, Netherlands. They were hit by ground anti-aircraft fire and crashed near Eleve, Netherlands during the war. James was "Killed In Action" in this crash. He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated on April 18, 1950. 1LT Marrin is now buried in the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA in the same grave with 1LT Brundage and 2LT Roth.

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