Samuel Henry Doolan (1920 - 1945)

Born 9 Aug 1920 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire, United States

Ancestors

Died 3 Nov 1945 at age 25 in India

Biography

Samuel Doolan was born on August 09, 1920 in Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire, United States. His parents were Samuel Doolan and Nellie Burbank.

Samuel served as a Private First Class, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. While serving as a radio operator and mechanic on a B-29 in India, he was cited for the number of flights made in carrying supplies over the Himalayas.

He was a passenger on flight C-54G (#45-528) which he was on struck a mountain near Chhukka, Bhutan due to pilot error, killing all 44 on board.

He died on November 03, 1945 in India

He was originally interred overseas and was later repatriated here on February 3, 1950 with 29 others also killed on this flight.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7NC-R38 : accessed 17 August 2021), Samuel H Devlan Jr. in household of Patrick J Monahan, Lancaster, Coos, New Hampshire, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 36, sheet 7A, line 5, family 108, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1300; FHL microfilm 2,341,035.

• "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8TY-GGH : 5 December 2014), Samuel H Doolan, enlisted 25 Sep 1942, Cp Blanding, Florida, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 1263923, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/44742932/samuel-h-doolan : accessed 17 August 2021), memorial page for PFC Samuel H Doolan Jr. (1920–3 Nov 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 44742932, citing Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by ShaneO (contributor 47009366) .

• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/97026937/samuel-henry-doolan : accessed 17 August 2021), memorial page for Samuel Henry Doolan Jr. (9 Aug 1920–3 Nov 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 97026937, citing Calvary Catholic Cemetery, Lancaster, Coos County, New Hampshire, USA ; Maintained by Shirley Mitchell (contributor 47472285) .

• https://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=19451103-0

• https://aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=177466