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Personal info

Full name
WALDRON, Aubrey Edgar Jr
Date of birth
24 April 1923
Age
21
Place of birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan
Hometown
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan

Military service

Service number
36566581
Rank
Corporal
Function
Tail Gunner
Unit
559th Bombardment Squadron,
387th Bombardment Group, Medium
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
23 December 1944
Place of death
Luxembourg city, Luxembourg

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
Plot Row Grave
C 9 5

Immediate family

Members
Aubrey E. Waldron (father)
Beatrice M. (McCallum) Waldron (mother)
Doris M. (Galloway) Waldron (wife)
Joan M. Waldron (daughter)

Plane data

Serial number
42-107577
Data
Type: B-26C
Nickname: Hot Garters #2
Destination: Mayen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of a railroad bridge
MACR: 11403

More information

Cpl Aubrey E. Waldron Jr. graduated from Cooley High School in 1941 and was employed at Ford Aircraft Company.

The airplane was hit by enemy fire from enemy fighters in the tail and the rear, destroying the rudder. It was last seen when it glided down to the right of the formation.

Three crew members survived, five men were killed.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com – LaMona J. Waldron Phillip, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Michigan Marriage Records, www.fold3.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Luxembourg American Cemetery, Cooley High School 1941 Castellan Yearbook