Tombstone Tuesday: Capt Jerry R McDonald

Capt Jerry Roy McDonald, USAAF 11 Jan 1924 28 Feb 1945 Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France

These honored dead

“…that from these honored dead we take increased devotion to that cause for which they gave the last full measure of devotion — that we here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain — that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom — and that government of …

A hero’s memorial

Back in May, around Memorial Day, I posted about a distant relative who died in WWII. Capt Jerry Roy McDonald’s fighter was downed near Munich, Germany on 28 Feb 1945. He was only 21 years old. At that time, I wrote to the American Battle Monuments Commission and requested a photograph of his headstone in …

Late as usual

I know that Memorial Day was yesterday, but I just found the neatest site while researching my Turner ancestors! Jerry Roy McDonald was the 8th and youngest child of Mattie Turner McDonald (my 1st cousin twice removed). He died in WWII when his plane was shot down near Munich, Germany in 1945. I just did …