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TOVEY, George A - Date of
birth
10 August 1917 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Beaver County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-800673 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
14th Troop Carrier Squadron,
61st Troop Carrier Group
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 March 1945 - Place of
death
Near Wesel, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| P | 3 | 2 |
Immediate family
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Members
George F. Tovey (father)
Mathilda A. Tovey (mother)
Jack Tovey (brother)
Louis Tovey (brother)
Jane Tovey (sister)
Mary C. Tovey (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-93798 -
Data
Type: C-47A
Destination: Drop Zone A, near Wesel, Germany
Mission: Paratrooper drop
MACR: 13507
More information
As the planes exited de DZ they were to make a left bank to turn and head back to their new base. As Cargill's ship went into the bank, his plane flew into what looked like a stream of tracer fire and was seen to start puffing smoke from arround the left wing. Shortly after, there was smoke seen coming from the cockpit. Cargill's plane never came out of the bank and quickly lost altitude. The left wing hit a house as it neared the ground tearing it off and the rest of the ship hit the ground and exploded.There was evidence of 1 parachute coming out of the plane at about tree top level. The parachute was shredded in the trees and all aboard the plane were killed.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Pennsylvania veterans Burial Cards / 1940 Census, www.fold3.com,
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Mary Lou Peake