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MANNIES, Drayton Pratt - Date of
birth
1 December 1924 -
Age
20 -
Place of birth
Mansfield, De Soto Parish, Louisiana -
Hometown
Lula, De Soto Parish, Louisiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
38392526 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
850th Bombardment Squadron,
490th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 February 1945 - Place of
death
Mittersheim, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 13 | 2 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Benjamin D. Mannies (father)
Myrtis (Fountain) Mannies (mother)
Stacie M. Mannies (sister)
Jefferson Mannies (brother)
Thelma Mannies (sister)
Julious Mannies (brother)
Wallace R. Mannies (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38167 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Worry Bird
Destination: Chemnitz, Germany
MACR: 12371
More information
Corp Drayton P. Mannies graduated from Oak Grove High School in 1940 and was employed by an engineering firm before he enlisted in 1941.Capt Kenneth W. Kavanaugh:
The 43-38167 collided with another B-17G bomber from the same squadron, the 43-38699. Both heavily damaged aircraft crashed at Mittersheim, France. He had no time to bail out.
He is remembered at the Barber Cemetery in Lula, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Jones Family Tree, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – MAJ Jimmy Cotton / Jason Oliver, www.newspapers.com – The Mansfield Enterprise - 5 April 1945
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Doc Wilson / Jaap Vermeer / J McMenis