Short Douglas J.

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Douglas J. Short is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Five B-17s -483rd Bomber Group

Name:

Douglas J. Short

Rank:

Staff Sergeant

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Unit:

817th Bomber Squadron, 483rd Bomb Group (Heavy)

Date of Death:

1944-07-18

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Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia

Plot:

Sec: 34, Site: 1789

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Douglas J. Short served in the 483rd Bomb Group (H), 817th Bomb Squadron as a Staff Sergeant. He was one of the crew of the B-17 42-102923 which was shot down on July 18, 1944 and crashed near Memmingen during a bombing mission over Memmingen, Germany. Prior to "bombs away" they, along with 6 other B-17's, were attacked by an overwhelming number of German fighter aircraft. He is now buried in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA. His name is with Staff Sergeant Raymond C. Ramsdell on a headstone.