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Year of Birth 1922 |
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AB Raymond Guinn
to remember
Meagher, Donald F., Cpl.
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Home Town Great Falls |
Last Address Hickam Field, Oahu, Territory of Hawaii
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Casualty Date Dec 07, 1941 |
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Cause Hostile, Died |
Reason Other Explosive Device |
Location Hawaii |
Conflict World War II/Asian-Pacific Theater |
Location of Interment Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial - Honolulu, Hawaii |
Wall/Plot Coordinates Court 7 |
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Last Known Activity Corporal Donald Meagher was Killed in Action on December 7, 1941, during the attack on Pearl Harbor.
He was a Private at Ewa, in 1940 with the 17th Air Base Squadron. At the time of the attack, he was serving with the 4th Reconnaissance Squadron, 5th Bomb Group (Heavy).
SYNOPSIS:
Corporal Donald C. Meagher, United States Army Air Forces, was awarded the Silver Star (Posthumously) for gallantry in action while serving during the Japanese aerial attack on Oahu, Territory of Hawaii, on 7 December 1941. Corporal Meagher dispersed one of the attacking Japanese planes with the front guns of a grounded American airplane. He was killed when his plane was struck by an exploding shell.
General Orders: Authority: "Heroes of Pearl Harbor", Donald K. & Helen L. Ross
Action Date: December 7, 1941
Service: Army Air Forces
Rank: Corporal
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