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GRAY, Donald Walter - Date of
birth
30 January 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Syracuse, Onondaga County, New York -
Hometown
Onondaga County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12200984 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Right Waist Gunner -
Unit
863rd Bombardment Squadron,
493rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
12 September 1944 - Place of
death
Canadian First Army Field Hospital
Brussels, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 2 | 70 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Edna M. (Schmid) Gray (mother)
William Gray (brother)
Robert Gray (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38264 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Ulpy
Destination: Magdeburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the BRABAG Braunkohle oil refinery
MACR: -
More information
S/Sgt Donald W. Gray joined the US Army Reserve in Syracuse, New York on 9 November 1942. He was employed as a draftsman and had graduated from high school.Per S/Sgt Deese (LWG): "The fighters came after us, shot down the wing crews, and shot us up with 20mm cannon and 13mm machine gun fire. I got 3 pieces of 20mm in my back and Don Gray, RWG, had a 20mm explode in his face and 13mm slugs in both legs. We landed at Brussels and took Gray to the Canadian First Army Field Hospital where he died that night."
S/Sgt Donald W. Gray was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Fosse, Belgium
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, Hellton's Hellcats
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, American Air Museum