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| USN USS Wasp CV-18 VF-14 "Iron Eagles" |
Pilot Ensign Joseph H. Dougherty, O-278729 USNR (MIA / KIA) IL MIA July 4, 1944 Aircraft History Built by Grumman as model G-50 in Bethpage, New York. Delivered to the U.S. Navy (USN) as F6F-3 Hellcat bureau number 41879. Wartime History Assigned to USS Wasp (CV-18) to Fighting Squadron 14 (VF-14) "Iron Eagles". No known nickname or nose art. Mission History On July 4, 1944 took off from USS Wasp (CV-18) pilot Ensign Joseph H. Dougherty on a fighter sweep over Iwo Jima. Over the target, the formation was intercepted by A6M5 Zero from the 301 Kōkūtai. Likely, this Hellcat was shot down by an intercepting A6M5 Zeros. When Dougherty failed to return he was listed as Missing In Action (MIA). Also lost was F6F Hellcat 43041 (MIA). Memorials Dougherty was officially declared dead on February 4, 1946. He earned Dougherty earned the Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) and Air Medal. When lost on July 4, 1944 He earned the Purple Heart, posthumously. Dougherty is memorialized at the National Memorial Cemetery of the Pacific (Punchbowl) on the courts of the missing, court 5. He also has a memorial marker at Highland Memorial Cemetery in Mount Carmel, IL. References Navy Serial Number Search Results - F6F-3 Hellcat 41879 USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List July 1944 - F6F-3 Hellcat 41879 pilot Dougherton [sic Dougherty] Kodochosho, 301 Kōkūtai, July 4, 1944 American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Joseph H. Dougherty FindAGrave - Ens Joseph H Dougherty (tablets of the missing photo) FindAGrave - Joseph H. Dougherty (memorial marker) Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated November 18, 2024 |
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