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CALLAWAY, Van Doyle - Date of
birth
9 December 1909 -
Age
34 - Place of
birth
Stamford, Jones County, Texas -
Hometown
Nueces County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38112924 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
413th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 November 1944 - Place of
death
On the Road from Haste to Belm, near Osnabruck, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 6 | 12 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Amos A. Callaway (father)
Lula M. (Green) Callaway (mother)
Robert M. Hobbs (stepfather)
Caberen B. Callaway (sister)
Dale Callaway (brother)
Samuel Callaway (brother)
Christina Callaway (sister)
Asberene C. Callaway (sister)
Dale A. Callaway (brother)
Beulah B. (Kellett) Callaway (wife)
Gloria Callaway (daughter)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-37792 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Osnabrück, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yard
MACR: 10417
More information
The aircraft was downed by a direct flak hit.The entire crew of nine was killed and initially buried at the cemetery of the airbase headquarters of Achmer, Germany.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.ancestry.com -1910/1920/1940 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, Walter Wilhoit - Carolyn Wilson (niece)