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DRUGAN, Donald Terrance - Date of
birth
12 February 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Oregon -
Hometown
Multnomah County, Oregon
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-768485 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
568th Bombardment Squadron,
390th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
18 October 1944 - Place of
death
Leutesdorf near Neuwied, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | 47 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Dennis Drugan (father)
Vivian R. (Hiatt) Drugan (mother)
Vivian Drugan (sister)
Helen D. Drugan (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38189 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Powerful Katrinka / Bugs Bunny
Destination: Kassel, Germany
Mission: Bombing
MACR: 9484
More information
2nd Lt Donald T. Drugan enlisted in Portland, Oregon on 25 November 1942.A/C #189 was hit by flak 6 miles south of Koblenz at 1245 hours. Hit was between #3 and #4 engines which set his right wing on fire. No.4 engine was knocked out. A/C stayed level for 10 seconds, then made a slow right turn losing altitude, and trailed formation for about ½ mile. A/C then lost right wing, going into flat spin and disintegrating. One chute was observed, with possibly 4 delayed jumps. Four men survived and were made POW, the remaining 5 crew members were KIA.
Source of information: Luc van der Sterren, Laura Phillips, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census / Headstone Inscription and Interment Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, 390th.org website, www.ancestry.com - Dean/Evans Family Tree