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Francis
Andell
Terrill
DNB (1946)
July 14, 1920

–

January 12, 1946

Born:

Manhatten

, 

Montana

Home:

Manhatten

, 

Montana

Francis Terrill became a World War II Marine Corps ACE, credited with shooting down SIX enemy aircraft in aerial combat, and assisting in shooting down another. He was killed in a flying accident near Shreveport, Louisiana, on January 12, 1946.

Awards Received

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    Marine Fighting Squadron 323 (VMF-323)

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Heroes U.S. Marine Corps 1861 – 1955 (Jane Blakeney)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: First Lieutenant Francis Andell Terrill (MCSN: 0-23349), United States Marine Corps, was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Pilot of a Fighter Airplane of Marine Fighting Squadron THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE (VMF-323), in actions against enemy Japanese forces in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Marine Corps

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant

    Batallion:

    Marine Fighting Squadron 323 (VMF-323)

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Heroes U.S. Marine Corps 1861 – 1955 (Jane Blakeney)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: First Lieutenant Francis Andell Terrill (MCSN: 0-23349), United States Marine Corps, was awarded a Gold Star in lieu of a Second Award of the Distinguished Flying Cross for extraordinary achievement while participating in aerial flight as Pilot of a Fighter Airplane of Marine Fighting Squadron THREE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE (VMF-323), in actions against enemy Japanese forces in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.