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MOLL, David Virgil - Date of
birth
19 January 1919 -
Age
25 -
Place of birth
Commerce, Ottawa County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-702140 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
832nd Bombardment Squadron,
486th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
28 May 1944 - Place of
death
English Channel, north of Zuidkote, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle - Tablets of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
David O. Moll (father)
Jewel R. Moll (mother)
Hazel I. Moll (sister)
Louis P. Moll (brother)
Hermann M. Moll (brother)
George E. Moll (brother)
Owen G. Moll (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-50345 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Robin The Cradle
Destination: Lutzkendorf/Halle, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the oil refinery
MACR: 5389
More information
David Moll attended college for three years and was a chauffeur.He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Los Angeles, California on 10 June 1942.
According to crew members of other airplanes in the group, the aircraft was hit by flak near the I.P.. It tried to make a run on the primary target but couldn't stay in the formation. It was seen following the formation on route at a lower altitude and last seen about 30 miles from the Belgian coast at an altitude between 8,000 and 10,000 feet. It is assumed all the crew members bailed out over the English Channel. Only two men survived and were taken prisoner by the Germans on the beach near Gravelines or Zuidkote, France. Nine men were killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch
Photo source: www.findagrave.com