Avent - Person Sheet
Avent - Person Sheet
NameAVENT, Lt. Mercer Wilson 
, 5G Grandson
, 5G GrandsonBirth Date17 Oct 1916
Birth PlaceNew Hanover County, North Carolina
Death Date25 Oct 1944 Age: 28
Death PlaceGuildford, Surrey, England
FlagsServed in the Military, World War II
FatherAVENT, Jacob Battle (1892-1971)
MotherBALLINGER, Sallie Kenyon (1889-1967)
Misc. Notes
In command of the 89th Troop Carrier Squadron (TCS) aircraft was 28-year-old 1st Lieutenant Mercer Wilson Avent, in civilian life a shipping clerk, from the town of Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
He entered the army in July 1941 at Fort Bragg NC, and by May 1943 had become a pilot. On December 24, 1943, at the Post Chapel, Fort Bragg, he married Lillian Bell, who was also from Rocky Mount, and after whom the aircraft was named.
Assigned to 89TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF. On mission to France his plane went into an inverted dive and crashed into the ground at Jacobs Well, Guildford, in southern England. It seemed the 5,000 lbs of cargo had shifted, disrupting the aircraft's Centre of Gravity. 25-Oct-44. Killed in Action (KIA).
He entered the army in July 1941 at Fort Bragg NC, and by May 1943 had become a pilot. On December 24, 1943, at the Post Chapel, Fort Bragg, he married Lillian Bell, who was also from Rocky Mount, and after whom the aircraft was named.
Assigned to 89TCS, 438TCG, 9AF USAAF. On mission to France his plane went into an inverted dive and crashed into the ground at Jacobs Well, Guildford, in southern England. It seemed the 5,000 lbs of cargo had shifted, disrupting the aircraft's Centre of Gravity. 25-Oct-44. Killed in Action (KIA).
Spouses
Birth Date14 Apr 1921
Birth PlaceHobgood, Halifax County, North Carolina
Death Date31 Jan 1949 Age: 27
Death PlaceOxford, Granville County, North Carolina
Marr Date20 Dec 1943
Marr PlaceFort Bragg, Cumberland County, North Carolina