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name
DOTY, Amos Eugene - Date of
birth
12 December 1922 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Paris, Henry County, Tennessee -
Hometown
Montgomery County, Tennessee
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
34506780 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Engineer/Gunner -
Unit
579th Bombardment Squadron,
392nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
19 May 1944 - Place of
death
Near Hessen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| L | 3 | 9 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Amos L. Doty (father)
Ocie Eva (Brown) Doty (mother)
Charline Doty (sister)
Ruby (Bailey) Doty (wife)
Ruby Rosalie Doty (daughter)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-29474 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Braunschweig (Brunswick), Germany
MACR: 4936
More information
A returning eyewitness account stated that this aircraft had come under attack by a single enemy fighter that attacked the bomber, which allegedly exploded in the air as a result of. The eyewitness stated that 6 parachutes were seen immediately thereafter. The Missing Aircrew Report does not further include any eyewitness accounta.German forces were able to recover the bodies of the crewmembers, but were only the identify four of them, including Amos Doty. He and the other crewmembers (were initially buried in the cemetery in the village of Veltheim, Germany.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.b24.net, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, The Margraten Boys (2012) by Peter Schrijvers, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Family Tree
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Michel Beckers/Tom Perry 392nd Bomb Group, Peter en Ton Adriaans - Kleijne