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DRUMMOND, Julius Homer - Date of
birth
17 August 1921 -
Age
23 -
Place of birth
Floyd County, Georgia -
Hometown
Mount Alto, Floyd County, Georgia
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-749762 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
750th Bombardment Squadron,
457th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
24 August 1944 - Place of
death
Near Hatmannsdorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 5 | 52 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Homer H. Drummond (father)
Cora B. (Dukes) Drummond (mother)
Esther A. Drummond (sister)
Glenn L. Drummond (brother)
Sara S. (Aycock) Drummond (wife)
Leland Drummond (son)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-97571 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Weimar, Germany
Mission: Bombing of a V-2 rocket site
MACR: 8201
More information
1st Lt Julius H. Drummond was employed at the American Bakeries Company.Lt Winfred L. Pugh’s plane was hit by flak over the target. It dove out of formation with wing afire, spiraled down, pulled up into a stall and the tight wing and tail came off. The plane then went into a spin and exploded at about 10,000 feet. A total of 5 or 6 chutes were seen. He didn’t bail out.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Sharon Hilton Tree, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.findagrave.com – Russ Pickett / Coleman, www.newspapers.com – Great Falls Tribune Great Falls Montana 24 October 2002
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem