World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Marcos S. Duran
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
El Paso, Texas
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs, Jr.
SERVED WITH THE 20TH AIR FORCE, 6TH BOMB GROUP, 24 BOMB SQUADRON ON TINIAN ISLAND, NORTHERN MARIANAS. TAIL GUNNER ON THE B-29 SUPERFORTRESS BOMBER, 'FORTUNES FOLLIES', WHICH CRASHED INTO THE SEA SHORTLY AFTER TAKE-OFF WHILE ON A MISSION TO NAGOYA, JAPAN ON APRIL 8, 1945. AWARDED THE AIR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER AND PURPLE HEART.