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SGT Anthony James “Tony” Marchione

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SGT Anthony James “Tony” Marchione

Birth
Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA
Death
18 Aug 1945 (aged 19)
Japan
Burial
Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA Add to Map
Plot
Plot 68, grave 3.
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US Army Photographer. The last US Airman to die in combat in World War II, three days after the Japanese government surrender. On August 18, 1945, aboard his B-32 over Tokyo monitoring the cease-fire, he was severely wounded by canon fire from rogue Japanese fighters, one of which was piloted by the famous Japanese ace, Lt. Saburo Sakai. Sgt. Marchione was unable to respond to on-board medical treatment and died before the plane landed successfully at Okinawa.
US Army Photographer. The last US Airman to die in combat in World War II, three days after the Japanese government surrender. On August 18, 1945, aboard his B-32 over Tokyo monitoring the cease-fire, he was severely wounded by canon fire from rogue Japanese fighters, one of which was piloted by the famous Japanese ace, Lt. Saburo Sakai. Sgt. Marchione was unable to respond to on-board medical treatment and died before the plane landed successfully at Okinawa.

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  • Maintained by: Find a Grave
  • Originally Created by: Mike O
  • Added: Oct 29, 2008
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30966890/anthony_james-marchione: accessed ), memorial page for SGT Anthony James “Tony” Marchione (12 Sep 1925–18 Aug 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 30966890, citing Old Saint Aloysius Cemetery, Pottstown, Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.