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NAME Cecil Joseph Umstead |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER O-13899 |
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| UNIT HQ Company Regulating Station I Marine Amphibious Corps |
HOME OF RECORD 10 Baltimore Street Kensington, MD |
NEXT OF KIN Wife, Mrs. Edith H. Umstead |
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| DATE OF BIRTH January 31, 1910 at Kensington, MD |
ENTERED SERVICE October 9, 1942 (commissioned) at Kensington, MD |
DATE OF LOSS April 17, 1943 |
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| REGION Australia |
CAMPAIGN / AREA New South Wales |
CASUALTY TYPE Non-battle death |
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CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS On 17 April 1943, Umstead and 1Lt. Horace A. Teague boarded a RAAF DH-84 “Dragon” (serial A34-47) at Mascot Aerodrome, Sydney. His final destination was Canberra, but the Dragon failed to arrive at its first stop (RAAF Forest Hill, Wagga Wagga, NSW). Despite intensive searches, no trace of the aircraft, its crew, or passengers was ever found. Lieutenants Umstead and Teague were declared dead as of 18 April 1944. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS — |
LAST KNOWN RANK Second Lieutenant (posthumous First Lieutenant) |
STATUS OF REMAINS Not recovered. |
MEMORIALS Parklawn Memorial Park, Rockville, MD Manila American Cemetery |
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Non-USMC personnel lost aboard RAAF Dragon A34-47
Sergeant Douglas Bryan Doyle, Royal Australian Air Force | Pilot
Sergeant Francis Doyle, Royal Australian Air Force | Co-Pilot
Flight Officer Geoffrey Hugh Lester, Royal Australian Air Force | Passenger
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