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name
ALEXANDER, Harry Noel "Dutch" - Date of
birth
21 May 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Miller, Buffolo County, Nebraska -
Hometown
Mendocino, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-767721 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
566th Bombardment Squadron,
389th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 November 1944 - Place of
death
Altwarmbüchen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 18 | 27 |
Immediate family
-
Members
William W. Alexander (father)
Ethel V. Alexander (mother)
William F. Alexander (brother)
Alice L. Alexander (wife)
Harriet L. Alexander (daughter)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-10579 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Nickname: Pugnacious Princess Pat
Destination: Misburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Deurag oil refinery
MACR: 11208
More information
At bombs away the airplane was hit by flak in the bomb bay and right wing and immediately bursted in to flames. The right wing came off. The tail assembly disintegrated and the aircraft apparently disintegrated also. Five crew members were taken prisoner, six were killed. They were initally buried at the community cemetery of Altwarmbüchen on 27 November 1944.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Lewis M. Ruddick, Terry Hirsch, www.389thbg.net, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.fold3.com - MACR
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Laughlin Family Tree, http://scarletboy44.tumblr.com - Remember Them, www.findagrave.com - John Dowdy, Arie-Jan van Hees, Pilot Class Book 44-B Hemet, California / www.ukiahdailyjournal.com