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name
MC GRATH, Gordon James - Date of
birth
1912 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Panama -
Hometown
Lake County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-708721 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
378th Fighter Squadron,
362nd Fighter Group
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 January 1945 - Place of
death
10 miles north of Lutz-Kampen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 15 | 42 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Vincent T. Mc Grath (father)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-26296 -
Data
Type: P47D-22
Nickname: Misfit
Destination: Bastogne area, Belgium
Mission: Close Support
MACR: 11846
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, WWIIMemorial, NARA, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Arie-Jan van Hees, Pilot Class Book 44-B, Majors Army Air Field, Greenville, Texas / Pilot 44-B Coleman FS