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DOUGLAS, Nathan C - Date of
birth
9 April 1924 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Dixie, Newton County, Georgia -
Hometown
Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
14174338 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
365th Bombardment Squadron,
305th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 April 1945 - Place of
death
Bad Wilsnack, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 39 | 5 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Love C. Douglas (father)
Hettie L. (Cravatt) Douglas (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38803 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Oranienburg, Germany
Mission: Heavy Bombing
MACR: 13877
More information
Nathan Douglas attended high school for four years and was an accountant.He joined the U.S. Army reserve in Atlanta, Georgia on 24 November 1942.
The airplane collided with A/C 44-6593 while making S-turns to lose time. It went down, out of control, in a steep dive. The entire crew of nine men was killed.
Sgt Douglas is remembered at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Thomasville, Thomas County, Georgia.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - North Carolina Birth Index / 1940 Census, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.myheritage.nl - Thomasville Press
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com - Michael Dover