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O'GRADY, Michael David "Mike" - Date of
birth
2 May 1917 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Washington -
Hometown
Hermosa Beach, Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-751188 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
367th Bombardment Squadron,
306th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
11 January 1944 - Place of
death
On the land of Mr. H.A. Bessembinder
Nieuw Heeten, community of Raalten, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 13 | 16 |
Immediate family
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Members
Patrick O'Grady (father)
Mary E. (Ferguson) O'Grady (mother)
Julia H. O'Grady (sister)
Florence K. O'Grady (sister)
Margaret E. O'Grady (sister)
Patricia M. O'Grady (sister)
Shirley J. O'Grady (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31538 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Norah
Destination: Halberstadt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Junkers aviation industry
MACR: 1932
More information
The plane #42-31538 collided with plane #42-31236 after being attacked by a FW 190 of II/JG26.The plane crashed on the land of Mr H A Bessembinder at Nieuw Heeten.
All crew members of both airplanes, twenty men in total, were killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, TxOma, www.honorstates.org