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Lieuts. Doell, Ostrowski Die In English
Skies On D-Day (June 22, 1944) -- 2nd. Lt. Herman M. Doell, of 169 Linden Avenue, a B-24 pilot was killed in action over England on D-Day, June 6. Doell entered the Army in 1941 and rose to become a sergeant in the infantry. He transferred to the Army Air Corps a year and a half later. 2nd Lt. Doell, serial no. O-687561, served with the 7th Bomber Squadron, 34th Bomber Group, Heavy. The 26-year-old pilot was a graduate of the Belleville High School class of 1933. He was awarded a Purple Heart. 2nd Lt. Doell is buried at: Plot B Row 1 Grave 30, Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England.
Sources: American Battle Monuments Commission The Belleville Times, June 22, June 29, Aug. 31, 1944
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