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Merco J. Verrant
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Rank
Captain, U.S. Marine Corps
Unit
212 MAR ATK SQ 12 MAR AIR GP
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Date of Death
May 14, 1953
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Captain Verrant was a veteran of World War II. In Korea, he was the pilot of an AU-1 Corsair attack fighter with the Marine Attack Squadron 212, Marine Air Group 12, 1st Marine Air Wing. On May 14, 1953, while on a combat mission near Anak, his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire, exploded and crashed. He was listed as Missing in Action. He was presumed dead on May 14, 1954. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial. |
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