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2Lt Albert Anson Dorrance Jr.

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2Lt Albert Anson Dorrance Jr. Veteran

Birth
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
Death
6 Jun 1944 (aged 24)
Basse-Normandie, France
Burial
Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France Add to Map
Plot
Plot F, Row 15, Grave 6
Memorial ID
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Per Army Air Forces documents, Albert's plane was shot down over Carentan, France.

14 Jun 2013-Killed in Action (KIA)-Albert died on D-Day, 6 Jun 1944. He was co-pilot in a C-47A. They were part of the 301st Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Forces. Shot down over Carentan, Normandy, France.
Per Army Air Forces documents, Albert's plane was shot down over Carentan, France.

14 Jun 2013-Killed in Action (KIA)-Albert died on D-Day, 6 Jun 1944. He was co-pilot in a C-47A. They were part of the 301st Troop Carrier Squadron, 441st Troop Carrier Group, U.S. Army Air Forces. Shot down over Carentan, Normandy, France.

Gravesite Details

Entered the service from California.



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  • Maintained by: Kaye
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 8, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56644036/albert_anson-dorrance: accessed ), memorial page for 2Lt Albert Anson Dorrance Jr. (30 Jan 1920–6 Jun 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56644036, citing Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial, Colleville-sur-Mer, Departement du Calvados, Basse-Normandie, France; Maintained by Kaye (contributor 46864183).