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MC LOUGHLIN, John A - Date of
birth
23 October 1920 -
Age
22 -
Place of birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York -
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York City, New York -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-734948 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
564th Bombardment Squadron,
389th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Distinguished Service Cross,
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
3 August 1943 - Place of
death
Just beyond a road bridge near Banesti
3 miles southwest of Campina, Romania
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 8 | 16 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John Mc Loughlin (father)
Agnes Mc Loughlin (mother)
James Mc Loughlin (brother)
Marjorie Mc Loughlin (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-40753 -
Data
Type: B-24D
Nickname: Ole Kickapoo
Destination: Campina, Prahova, Romania
MACR: 157
More information
Lt. Hughes’ ship was observed entering the target area with a gasoline leak, and after dropping his bomb load, emerged on fire. He attempted an emergency landing in a dry river bed south of the target and while doing so his plane dropped off on the right wing, the tip struck the ground and the ship cart-wheeled wing over wing. Died of wounds August 3, 1943, surgery hospital in Campina, RumaniaCrash-landed in the dry Prahova river bed, about three miles southwest of Campina, just beyond a road bridge near Banesti, Rumania
2nd Lt John A. Mc Loughlin first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Ardennes, Belgium Block V, Row 1, Grave 5.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Michel Beckers, Terry Hirsch, www.389thbg.net, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, WWII Draft Card, 1925 New York Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Rajordan