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Personal info

Full name
MC DANNEL, Wesley H
Date of birth
12 November 1921
Age
22
Place of birth
Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
33273504
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Tail Gunner
Unit
327th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
2 March 1944
Place of death
Siegler Near Siegburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
N 22 3

Immediate family

Members
Ralph M. Mc Dannel (father)
Treva A. (Tyron) Mc Dannel (mother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-30636
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Frankfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombing
MACR: 2853

More information

Sgt Wesley H. Mc Dannel attended Academy High School in Erie, Pennsylvania.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Astrid van Erp, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com - Laura Phillips, www.ancestry.com - Veterans Compensation Application File / Family Tree

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Laura Phillips, www.ancestry.com - Academy High School Yearbook 1939, Scott A. Rayl