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Everette Lance Marcum
COLONEL EVERETTE LANCE
"MARC" MARCUM was born January
24th, 1921 in Ranger, West Virginia. He
attended Hamlin High School, Hamlin,
W.Va., and Marshall College, Huntington, W.Va., prior to enlisting in the Army Air
Corps, August 20, 1940. He became a rated
pilot on Sept. 6, 1942 as a staff sergeant and
was commissioned 2nd Lt. on August 1,1943.
Marc flew nearly every military plane
that sported a propeller from the pt-13
through the spitfire, plus being jet qualified
in the F-86, F-84, and T-33. He was a Command Pilot with over 4,200 flying hours.
His WWII combat flying (172 missions)
was mostly in the P-40 and P-47 in the
North African and Italian campaigns. He
also was in the initial group to fly the Berlin
Airlift. His decorations include the Legion
of Merit, DFC, Air Medal (901c), French
Croix de Guerre (Gold Palm), Netherlands
order of Orange-Nassau with Swords and
AFCM (2).
Marc's Air Force career spanned a wide
variety of assignments, such as: MAAG -
Italy 1951-1954; Commander 1st Cadet
Group, USAF Academy 1958.1961; Air
Attache, U.S. Embassy, The Hague, Netherlands 1966-1969; Base Commander, Luke
AFB, Arizona 1969.1971. His last assignment was Base Commander, Nakhon Phanom AFB, Thailand. While serving here in
1971, as one of the last active duty "flying
Sergeants" in the Air Force. Col. Marcum
suffered a stroke and died May 21st, 1973.
Internment was in Arlington National Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Mrs,
Laverne (Mickey) Marcum-Greene, of
Litchfield Park, AZ; and his two sons, Lance
of Sacramento, CA; and Rick, of Phoenix,
AZ.
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Pilot Name
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Biography Summary
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John Abbotts
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P-47 transition followed at Pocatello, Idaho and Greenville, Texas after which he was assigned to the 56th Fighter Group in England. When the news of his arrival reached Berlin, Hitler retired to his bunker with his cyanide capsule and revolver. Eva found the news equally depressing.
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Asa A. Adair
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He returned to the States in August of 1944 after participating in the invasion "D" Day. He flew P-63's, P-51's, F-80's, T-33's, F-84's, T-38's, P-47's in numerous assignments during the following twenty years in in, Japan, U.S.A. and Europe before retiring after twenty-six years of Active Duty.
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Edward B. Addison
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The 507th Fighter Group, equipped with P-47N's, won the Presidential Unit Citation for destroying 32 Japanese aircraft in the air on one mission to Seoul, Korea. The average flying time for raids to Korea and Japan would be 7 to 9 hours flying time. In a total of 31 months, the 507th not only provided top cover for B-29's, but also
dive-bombed, napalm-bombed and flew low-level on strafing missions.
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Levon B. Agha-Zarian
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It is rumored that he, took his primary training on a flying rug. He flew Spits, briefly, in England, but as the, war moved to the East, he was sent to India as a Sgt. Pilot and first saw action from Ceylon, flying the Curtiss P.36, the Brewster Buffalo, and the Hurricane. At this point he might have opted for the rug! This was at the time of the fall of Singapore and the sinking of the Prince of Wales and the Repulse.
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George N. Ahles
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Posted to A-20 light bomber squadron Barksdale Field, Louisiana. . Group moved to Hunter Air Base Savannah, Georgia. Qualified for Pilot training November 1940. Entered Aviation Cadets January 1942. Presented wings November 1942 class of 42-J. Married Mary Louise while in Advanced Pilot Training at Craig AFB, Selma, Alabama, September 1942.
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Roy J. Aldritt
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Shortly after the group moved to France he ran into some unseen flak and was forced to make a nylon descent behind the lines; some evasion and a lot of luck had him back with his unit
in 24 hours.
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Eugene J. Amaral
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After graduation from Stonington High School he enlisted as an Aviation Cadet in December 1942 and was called to active duty in March, 1943. He received his wings and commission at Spence Field, Georgia as a member of the Class of 43-C.
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Talmadge L. Ambrose
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Flew 84 missions thru VE Day, was downed by 22mm ground fire over Siefried Line. He destroyed 11 enemy aircraft, 9 known confirmed in air and on
ground, including 4 FW 190-D's in one afternoon over Hanover, Germany, April 8, 1945. He was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross,
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal, 17 man, Oak Leaf Clusters, Good Conduct Medal, Pacific Theatre and European Theatre Meda1s with 5 Battle
Stars and Unit Citation Medal.
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John C. Anderson
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After P-47 transition he was assigned to the 406th Fighter Group, 512th Fighter Squadron. (E.T
.0.) He flew 56 missions through January, 1945 destroying supply routes, bridges, and railroads; he also flew close support missions with the ground forces, with attacks on tanks, artillery and enemy positions.
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William Anderson
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It was not always flak,two ME-109's beat the hell out of me one day. The central controller called me and said "Basher-Red Leader do you have contact Bandits," I replied, "I sure do, I'll bring them over the field in 3 minutes, they're chasing me home." Got all the usual medals including two Belgium and two French but one I'm most proud of is the Silver Star -it is the greatest.
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