Battle of the Eastern Solomons
Marion William Dufilho was born on 22 May 1916 in Opelousas, Louisiana. He graduated from the Naval Academy on 2 June 1938. He was Edward O'Hare's wingman during O'Hare's Medal of Honor flight. On 24 August 1942, while serving as a section leader in Fighting Squadron 5 operating from the , he was killed in action in the Battle of the Eastern Solomons. He was posthumously awarded both the Navy Cross and the Distinguished Flying Cross.