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DAYWALT, Harry A Jr - Date of
birth
10 November 1916 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Seneca County, Ohio -
Hometown
Seneca County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-796325 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
409th Bombardment Squadron,
93rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
22 December 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea, west off Texel, the Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 4 | 14 |
Immediate family
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Members
Harry A. Daywalt (father)
Anna (Bowman) Daywalt (mother)
Decelle Daywalt (half brother)
Hazel M. Daywalt (half sister)
Robert C. Daywalt (half brother)
DorothyN. Daylwalt (half sister)
Lawrence K. Daywalt (half brother)
Annabelle L. Daywalt (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-40974 -
Data
Type: B-24D
Nickname: Boomerang II
Destination: Osnabrück, Germany
MACR: 2192
More information
1st Lt Harry A. Daywalt Jr. attended Columbia High School.He enlisted at Fort Hayes Columbus, Ohio on 26 September 1941.
When last sighted by reporting crews, A/C 974
Lt Daywalt was in the vicinity of 5238N – 0620E. At this point the group ran into intense flak and concentrated enemy fighter attacks. To avoid the flak the lead A/C took violent evasive action which scattered the formation. In the confusion and subsequent reforming into various groups, the where abouts of this missing A/C remains unknown.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Antoine Nouens, Terry Hirsch, Marc van den Berkmortel, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees
Photo source: Antoine Nouens, Peter, www.ancestry.com - Columbia High School Yearbook 1934, www.findagrave.com - Scott Venema