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MAC DOUGALL, Earl A - Date of
birth
1921 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Massachusetts -
Hometown
Waltham, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-712113 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
776th Bombardment Squadron,
464th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 July 1944 - Place of
death
Near Budapest, Hungary
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 27 | 54 |
Immediate family
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Members
George F. Mac Dougall, Sr. (father)
Eleanor M. Mac Dougall (mother)
George F. Mac Dougall, Jr. (brother)
Eleanor G. Mac Dougall (sister)
Betty J. Mac Dougall (sister)
Walter B. Mac Dougall (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-52402 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Rough and Ready
Destination: Budapest, Hungary
Mission: Bombing of the Duna aircraft factory
MACR: 11716
More information
2nd Lt Earl A. Mac Dougall attended college before he joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Boston, Massachusetts, on 23 June 1942.2nd Lt James L. Mumaw:
"I was flying as a pilot on ship #355 in 21 dog box position. My attention was attracted to Red U at the time bombs were away and we had started to rally right. Red U almost directly received a flak hit on the Co-Pilot’s side and it was pretty well torn up. The ship was still under control but about twenty five feet to the rear of its position. This put it just a little ahead of my left wing. When I glanced at the ship I noticed bombs falling through the formation and two of these were reported to have hit the left wing of Red U. The plane then fell out of formation still evidently under control".
S/Sgt Ruehl L. Asbridge:
"He was beaten to dead by civilians."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.fold3.com
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