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MC LANE, Royal A "Roy" - Date of
birth
15 March 1923 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Chicago, Cook County, Illinois -
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
16147622 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
728th Bombardment Squadron,
452nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 February 1944 - Place of
death
Dankern, near Altharen, nine miles northwest of Meppen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 12 | 9 |
Immediate family
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Members
Raymond P. Mc Lane (father)
Alice E. (Blomberg) Mc Lane (mother)
Sarah S. J. (Dunlap) Mc Lane (sister)
Robert B. R. Mc Lane (brother)
Alice J. Mc Lane (sister)
William J. Mc Lane (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-37960 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Delta Girl
Destination: Brunswick, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yards
MACR: 2539
More information
Sgt Royal A. Mc Lane was a mechanic before he volunteered for the US Army in Chicago, Illinois on 24 November 1942.Statement from Lt Col Robert B. Satterwhite:
"Aircraft 37960 was last seen approximately 30 minutes after leaving the target at approximately 26,000 feet. The location was about 15 miles west of Hannover, Germany. The group was getting repeated fierce fighter attacks after leaving the target. The Pilot of aircraft 37960 was flying good formation while the fighters were attacking. When last seen this aircraft wandered off with one feathered engine during the attacks."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Gedcom Family Tree, www.fold3.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Harper High School 1941