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name
MC MAHON, William J - Date of
birth
28 March 1925 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Ogden, Champaign County, Illinois -
Hometown
Fithian, Vermillion County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
35146993 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Gunner -
Unit
574th Bombardment Squadron,
391st Bombardment Group, Medium
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Awards
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 April 1945 - Place of
death
Neuwied, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 31 | 16 |
Immediate family
-
Members
James F. Mc Mahon (father)
Roxie P. (Hiller) Mc Mahon (mother)
James R. Mc Mahon (brother)
Phillip D. Mc Mahon (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-67929 -
Data
Type: B-26G
Destination: Hameln, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yard
MACR: 13671
More information
According to witness statements of crew members of other airplane in the group, on the way to the target this airplane was flying in his position for about one hour. Suddenly it was noticed his left engine was smoking and it was falling back. The group entered a build-up cumulus and after it broke out of it the plane was nowhere in sight.The entire crew of six men was killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.ancestry.com – U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Family Tree, www.abmc.gov
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, 1942 Williamsport Goldenrod Yearbook - courtesy of Joe Alberich - the Williamsport (Indiana) Public Library and Kathy McDermott