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DAYTON, William Grant - Date of
birth
9 April 1911 -
Age
32 - Place of
birth
Parksville, Sullivan County, New York -
Hometown
Sullivan County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32335786 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
423rd Bombardment Squadron,
306th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
26 July 1943 - Place of
death
At the farm of the Hofkamp-Boerlo Family, Vriescheloo, Tijdensweg 23, The Netherlands
Vriescheloo, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 2 | 26 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Joseph H. Dayton (father)
Laura J. Dayton (mother)
Joseph H. Dayton Jr. (brother)
Laura M. (Loughrey) Dayton (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30156 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Hanover Germany
Mission: Bombing of the synthetic rubber plant
MACR: 127
More information
William Dayton was a farmer.He enlisted at Fort Jay, Governors Island in New York on 13 May 1943.
Over the Frisian Islands the airplane was hit by flak, which took of the vertical stabiliser.
The waist gunner, Sgt White, declared after the war that he went to check on Sgt Dayton and discovered he had been decapitated.
Seven crew members survived and were taken prisoner, three were killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, MACR, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree / Headstone and Interment Record / 1940 Census / U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Benny Curfs