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DRGON, Albert Donald Jr - Date of
birth
23 April 1917 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33282719 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Top Turret Gunner -
Unit
407th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 October 1943 - Place of
death
Near Mülheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 30 | 50 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Albert D. Drgon Sr. (father)
Agnes (Hasprunsky) Drgon (mother)
John A. Drgon (brother)
Mary E. Drgon (sister)
Stella Drgon (sister)
Leda Drgon (sister)
Josephine A. Drgon (sister)
Angeline L. Drgon (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30726 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Schweinfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the ball bearing plant
MACR: 846
More information
S/Sgt Albert D. Drgon Jr. was a clerk before he enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 8 July 1942.On leaving the target, the airplane was attacked by a German firgher and exploded in the air.
2nd Lt Harry C. McIntosh:
Drgon was hit in the back of the head and in the chest by shells from a 20mm cannon. He was dead by the time I reached him.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Carter Family Tree, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.findagrave.com – MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Denise Kellam, www.newspapers.com – Pittsburgh Sun Telegraph - 15 August 1943