Laurence Ronald MacDonnell
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Name: Laurence Ronald MacDonnell
Page No': 397 Laurence Ronald MacDonnell
United States Military Academy West Point - Howitzer Yearbook (West Point, NY) - Class of 1943
Object Number - UPL 20966 - United States Military Academy West Point - Howitzer Yearbook (West Point, NY) - Class of 1943 Name: Laurence Ronald MacDonnell Page No': 397
Ronnie MacDonnell, piloting P-47D Thunderbolt #42-8638, was shot down by anti-aircraft fire five miles east Barenton, France on 9 August 1944. He was Killed in Action.
I am his niece, though of course never knew him, he was killed five years before I was born. He was one of my father's older brothers, and I know that Ronnie's death was a heavy burden for his entire family. My dad enlisted in the Marines in 1942, to be the second son to serve during WWII.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 366th Fighter Group
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Lawrence, MA, USA | 8 August 1917 | |
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Other Killed in Action |
50720 Barenton, France | 9 August 1944 | |
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Buried |
West Point, NY, USA | 25 October 1948 | U.S. Military Academy Cemetery, West Point Cemetery |
Revisions
Information on family connections added by Susan MacDonnell, daughter of Ronnie's brother, Dermott H MacDonnell
Additional details and connections made using MacDonnell's Findagrave record.
Gilad Bashan
Find a Grave, Laurence R. MacDonnell Page - http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=82830223
