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EMERY, David Temple Jr - Date of
birth
1 February 1920 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-797289 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
326th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
9 October 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea, off the coast of Blaavandshuk, Denmark
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 39 | 4 |
Immediate family
-
Members
David T. Emery Sr. (father)
Helen Emery (mother)
Violet Emery (stepmother)
Edwin Cook (half-brother)
George E. Emery (brother)
Norma F. (Zeigler) Emery (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3554 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Gdynia, Poland
Mission: Bombing of the port installations
MACR: 746
More information
2nd Lt David T. Emery Jr. was a post office clerk.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 28 March 1942.
Both on the way out and the way home, the formations passed Denmark, where German fighters attacked the bombers. On the return flight, A/C 42-3554 was attacked by fighters. Five crew members bailed out before the plane exploded about 10 miles southwest of Blaavandshuk and were taken prisoner. The other five crew members were killed.
2nd Lt Emery's body was washed ashore on 11 November 1943 at the beach of Fjaltring, Jutland.
Three crew members are still listed as missing in action and are listed on the Walls of the Missing at Cambridge Cemetery: William F. Whelan, Frank E. Tomlinson, Fred Rodway.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, André Koch, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1940 Census / Veteran Compensation Application File, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.airmen.dk, www.newspapers.com - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - Pittsburgh Post-Gazette