Marion William Dufilho

Marion William Dufilho, born 22 May 1916 in Opelousas, LA, graduated from the Naval Academy 2 June 1938. On 24 August 1942, while serving as a section leader in Fighting Squadron 5 in Saratoga (CV-3), Lieutenant Dufilho was killed in action in the Battle of the Eastern Solomons. He was posthumously awarded both the Navy Cross and the Distinguished Flying Cross (U.S.) for his heroism and achievement in this battle, which turned back a major effort of the Japanese to reinforce Guadalcanal and Tulagi.^[1]

See also

World War II portal

References

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Name	Dufilho, Marion William
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Date of birth	1916
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Date of death	1942
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