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McGowan was fatally shot down on D-Day, near the village of Moon-sur-Elle, FR. His heroic service first came to public attention in Archaeology, ''McGowan set out from Royal Air Force Thruxton in Hampshire in southern England on a mission to target the Lison train station and enemy convoys moving northeast toward Bayeux'' |
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<ref>[https://www.archaeology.org/issues/390-2007/letter-from/8784-normandy-d-day Archaeology, Jarrett A. Lobell, July/August 2020]</ref> |
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His service was remembered by The Greatest Generations Foundation at their Sainte-Marie du Mont meeting hall on July 8, 2022, with three surviving D-Day veterans attending.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/rememberthosewhoserved/posts/pfbid02VddaAmXfjmwX5rVDayeEGE1NyMmQ9S3k8Pfi8fgvXee6ipQKLZt3uakMToUfZgLvl Three American D-Day veterans were on hand to witness the burial of a U.S. Army Air Forces lieutenant who was killed on D-Day]</ref> |
His service was remembered by The Greatest Generations Foundation at their Sainte-Marie du Mont meeting hall on July 8, 2022, with three surviving D-Day veterans attending.<ref>[https://www.facebook.com/rememberthosewhoserved/posts/pfbid02VddaAmXfjmwX5rVDayeEGE1NyMmQ9S3k8Pfi8fgvXee6ipQKLZt3uakMToUfZgLvl Three American D-Day veterans were on hand to witness the burial of a U.S. Army Air Forces lieutenant who was killed on D-Day]</ref> |
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He was interred in a ceremony on July 9, 2022, marked by the American Battle Monuments Commission <ref>[https://www.abmc.gov/news-events/news/wwii-pilot-2nd-lt-william-j-mcgowan-laid-rest-normandy-american-cemetery WWII Pilot 2nd Lt. William J. McGowan laid to rest at Normandy American Cemetery]</ref> |
He was interred in a ceremony on July 9, 2022, marked by the American Battle Monuments Commission <ref>[https://www.abmc.gov/news-events/news/wwii-pilot-2nd-lt-william-j-mcgowan-laid-rest-normandy-american-cemetery WWII Pilot 2nd Lt. William J. McGowan laid to rest at Normandy American Cemetery]</ref> |
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Revision as of 17:12, 22 July 2022
2nd Lt. William J. McGowan | |
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| Born | William J. McGowan July 26, 1920 |
| Died | June 6, 1944 (aged 23) Moon-sur-Elle, FR |
| Occupation(s) | journalist, aviator |
William J. (Bill) McGowan (July 26, 1920 – June 6, 1944) was a 2nd Lieutenant American Army Aviator in WWII.
Early life and education
Born in Benson, Minnesota, McGowan received his bachelor's degree from the University of Missouri where he graduated in 1942, with his cousin Martin J. McGowan Jr.
His comprehensive biography is maintained on WikiTree [1]
Career
McGowan was fatally shot down on D-Day, near the village of Moon-sur-Elle, FR. His heroic service first came to public attention in Archaeology, McGowan set out from Royal Air Force Thruxton in Hampshire in southern England on a mission to target the Lison train station and enemy convoys moving northeast toward Bayeux [2]
His service was remembered by The Greatest Generations Foundation at their Sainte-Marie du Mont meeting hall on July 8, 2022, with three surviving D-Day veterans attending.[3]
He was interred in a ceremony on July 9, 2022, marked by the American Battle Monuments Commission [4]