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ACORD, Ona Noland - Date of
birth
30 January 1916 -
Age
27 -
Place of birth
Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Marlow, Stephens County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-751709 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
338th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 January 1944 - Place of
death
Near Reichweiler, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| E | 4 | 13 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John C. Acord Sr. (father)
Ida E. (Heath) Acord (mother)
Edna M. Acord (sister)
Walter M. Acord (brother)
Clayton D. Acord (brother)
Myrtle T. Acord (sister)
Martha A. Acord (sister)
John C. Acord Jr. (brother)
Ira L. Acord (brother)
Audrey F. Acord (sister)
Gladys J. Acord (sister)
Glenn A. Acord (brother)
Ena N. Acord (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-38001 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Frankfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yards
MACR: 2380
More information
2nd Lt Ona N. Acord graduated from Marlow High School and was employed by the Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Company in Marlow before he enlisted in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on 13 February 1941.The airplane was attacked by German fighters and a Me-109 crashed into it.
He is remembered at the community cemetery of Marlow, Oklahoma.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Cranford Family Tree, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – Coleman / Eric Ackerman / Everett Mefford
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – LuxAmCem / Diane Gann / Ed White