Roderick Morgan MacDougall
Military
Gunner
340th BG - 486th BS - 12th AF
KIA 17 November 1943
Object Number - UPL 54916 - SGT Roderick Morgan MacDougall Gunner 340th BG - 486th BS - 12th AF KIA 17 November 1943
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 340th Bomb Group 486th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-669020
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Catania–Fontanarossa Airport
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Nova Scotia, Canada | 2 August 1919 | |
| Salem, MA | 16 October 1940 | 76 Endicott Street Worked for Don's Tire Co. | |
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Died |
near Kalamaki, Greece | 17 November 1943 | Today the 340th lost a bomber over the target in the daytime to enemy fighter opposition. That is the first time such an event happened in the combat history of this group. Six men were in the plane, which was a 486th ship piloted by 2nd Lt. John D. O'Leary, a recent replacement. [Co-pilot 2nd Lt. John E. Smith was injured but survived. Four crewmen were KIA: Daniel R. Duskiewicz, John P. Sweeney, Roderick M. McDougal and Frank E. Williams] |
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Buried |
Sicily-Rome American Cemetery and Memorial | Plot C Row 6 Grave 34 Sicily-Rome American Cemetery Sicily-Rome American Cemetery Piazzale Kennedy, 1 00048 Italy |
Revisions
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Sources
https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/2238/images/44016_12_0…
http://57thbombwing.com/340th_History/486th_History/transcripts/2_Outli…
http://57thbombwing.com/340th_History/487th_History/missions/111743_Kal…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56311593/roderick-morgan-macdougall
https://www.abmc.gov/decedent-search/mac-dougall%3Droderick
