Jackson "Jack" Doar, Jr.

Jackson "Jack" Doar, Jr. [1]

Death Details/Burial/Memorial Services: Parachuted from fighter plane after accident and drowned. Memorial Program given by Hopewell Lions Club Nov 10, 1943. Military funeral on Oct 26, 1943 at Hawthorne Lane Methodist Church, internment at Elmwood Cemetery, Charlotte.

Age at Death: 27

Image Source: Charlotte Observer Oct 21, 1943

Awards:

Wings awarded at Chandler, AZ - 7/26/1943

Biographical Notes:

Hawethorne Lane Methodist Church, Hopewell Lions, July 1940

Date of Birth:

11/12/1915

Birthplace:

Charlotte, NC

Education Details:

Central High School class of 1934, Charlotte schools, New Kensington, PA high school, graduate

Family Details:

Mr. & Mrs. J. B. (Susan O.) Doar - 1322 E 5th St, and 1055 Queens Rd W Charlotte, NC 1st Lt. Jean P. Doar, Army Air Corps; Corp. J Graham Doar, Engineer regiment in Mediterranean; J. Ben Doar, Jr. - Atlanta, GA; Josiah Doar - Baltimore, MD; Julius A. Doar - Charlotte, NC; Mrs. Robert I. Wray - New Kensington, PA Jim Higgins - uncle, Hopewell Lions Club, Josiah Alexander Boone - first cousin

First Name:

Jackson Jack

KIA / MIA Place:

Huntington Beach, CA

KIA Date:

10/19/1943

Last Name:

Doar, Jr.

Middle Name:

Edmund

Military Details:

Camp Croft, Spartanburg, SC, medical dept., Camp Lee, VA, Santa Ana, CA, Williams Field, Chandler, AZ

Military Rank:

2nd Lieutenant

Source:

Newsprint and family information

Military Unit:

332nd Fighter Squadron

Exhibit & Section:

Gold Star Veterans [2]

Veteran Records [3]

MIA Date: