Douglas Christian Bloomfield
MilitaryAssigned 94TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) glider re-supply mission to Bastogne. Killed in Action (KIA). 27-Dec-44. MACR 11182.
Awards: PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Troop Carrier
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: CG-4A Haig
- Unit: 439th Troop Carrier Group 94th Troop Carrier Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Smeatharpe
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Scott County, IA, USA | 1 February 1920 | Son of Leroy E and Florence E [Reichardt] Bloomfield. |
Enlisted |
Kalamazoo, MI, USA | 23 January 1942 | |
Died |
3 miles SW Bastogne, Belgium | 27 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) glider re-supply mission to Bastogne. Killed in Action (KIA). 27-Dec-44. MACR 11182. |
Buried |
3 miles SW Bastogne, Belgium | 28 December 1944 | Interred Field burial 3 miles NW Bastogne |
Michigan, USA | |||
Based |
Upottery | 27 December 1944 | Assigned 94TCS, 439TCG, 9AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Allegan, MI 49010, USA | Re-Interred Oakwood cemetery Allegan Michigan |
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