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GRAVEL, Donald Albert - Date of
birth
25 April 1920 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Bristol County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11055436 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator/Gunner -
Unit
614th Bombardment Squadron,
401st Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
7 October 1944 - Place of
death
Politz, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Télesphore A. Gravel (father)
Bessie A. (Wetmore) Gravel (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-6145 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Cover Girl
Destination: Politz, Germany
MACR: 9756
More information
Donald A. Gravel enlisted on 24 July 1942 in Bristol, Massachusetts.The airplane blew up in midair after hit by flak. Two members were thrown clear and parachuted safely, but the others were killed.
Source of information: www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Enlistment Record / Family Tree
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Arie-Jan van Hees, Pilot Class Book, 43-K, Curtis Field, Brady, Texas