Name:
Donald W. Gray
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
12200984
Unit:
863rd Bomber Squadron, 493rd Bomber Group (Heavy)
Date of Death:
1944-09-12
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Belgium
Plot:
G
Row:
2
Grave:
70
Decoration:
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Comments:
Donald W. Gray was born in 1923. He resided in Onondaga County, New York, prior to the war. He served in the 863rd Bomber Squadron, 493rd Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Waist Gunner and Ball Turret Gunner during World War II. He was Killed in Action on September 12, 1944, during a mission to Magdeburg, Germany.
SSgt Gray is now buried in the Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium.
Source of information: www.americanairmuseum.com, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com