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BLACKWOOD, Douglas Victor - Date of
birth
15 April 1919 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Providence County, Rhode Island -
Hometown
Providence County, Rhode Island
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31120200 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
323rd Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 July 1943 - Place of
death
Opijnen, The Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
Cemetery of the Dutch Reformed Church in Opijnen, The Netherlands
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
Immediate family
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Members
Scott Blackwood (father)
Ellen Blackwood (mother)
Isabel Blackwood (sister)
Donald Blackwood (brother)
Norman Blackwood (brother)
Kathleen Bellew Blackwood (niece)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-24399 -
Data
Type: B-17
Nickname: Man-O-War
Destination: Kassel, Germany
Mission: Bombing
MACR:148
More information
Douglas V. Blackwood worked as a salesman.He entered the U.S. Army Air Force from Providence County, Rhode Island on 5 June 1942.
Returning from a bombing mission to Kassel, Germany the limping aircraft was attacked by a German fighter and was shot down. 8 crewmembers bailed out but were attacked by the German aircraft. From a crew of ten, two died in the aircraft, six died as a result of the strafing, and the other two were captured by German ground forces.
Source of information: FOHF, National Archives, National Archives, WWII Memorial, 91st Bomb Group, Basher82
Photo source: Frits Kruishaar, John Bruce / Basher82