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MOFFETT, Eugene Douglas - Date of
birth
9 September 1912 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Fauquier County, Virginia -
Hometown
Fauquier County, Virginia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-669088 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
495th Bombardment Squadron,
344th Bombardment Group, Medium
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Awards
Distinguished Flying Cross,
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Died of Wounds - Date of
death
5 June 1944 - Place of
death
Luftwaffe Lazaret Paris, France
Paris, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 3 | 64 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Hugh R. Moffett (father)
Vallie C. (Payne) Moffett (mother)
Robert M. Moffett (brother)
Olive K. Moffett (sister)
Hugh R. Moffett Jr. (brother)
Wilma R. Moffett (sister)
Charles S. Moffett (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-95858 -
Data
Type: B-26B
Destination: Paris, France
Mission: Rail Road Bridge 28 May 1944
MACR: 5139
More information
1st Lt Eugene D. Moffett volunteered for the U.S. Army in Morrison Field, West Palm Beach, Florida on 23 March 1942.Statement from 1st Lt Arthur B. Schottman:
"The left engine of the plane was hit by flak on the bomb run, the plane nosed up and drifted off to the right of formation. Plane was out of control when last sighted. One chute was seen to leave the ship. Plane would have landed on West edge of Paris, France. There was no reported observation of plane crashing. Moffett bailed out and died of his wounds in a Paris hospital."
Lt Moffett was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Solers, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record / Records of World War II Prisoners of War, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Jean Shiffer Family Tree, www.fold3.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, www.ancestry.com - J E Kelchner