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Personal info

Full name
MCLAUGHLIN, George D Jr
Date of birth
1919
Age
unknown
Place of birth
New Jersey
Hometown
Ocean County, New Jersey

Military service

Service number
O-715929
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Co-Pilot
Unit
451st Bombardment Squadron,
322nd Bombardment Group, Medium
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
9 November 1944
Place of death
Near Homburg, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 35 36

Immediate family

Members
George D. McLaughlin (father)

Plane data

Serial number
43-34187
Data
Type: B-26G
Nickname: Little Audrey
Destination: Landau, Germany

MACR: 10179

More information

2/Lt George D. McLaughlin enlisted in Camden, New Jersey on 6 August 1942.

S/Sgt William H. Lawrence:
A/C hit by flak and went into spin, no smoke or flames visible. A/C last seen still in spin going into clouds at 8000. Six parachutes came out and were seen to open. Approximate location, 10 miles west of Weissenburg, Germany.

He was killed by gunfire from German troops while in his parachute.

He was first buried at the the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Limey, France.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record, www.fold3.com - MACR 10179, https://aviation-safety.net
Photo source: Curtis Conkey, Arie-Jan van Hees - Pilot Class Book 44-C Frederick Army Air Field Oklahoma / Pilot 44-B Coleman FS Tx