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Tribute to Lt Cmdr Harold McGaughey of Macomb Ill
Mrs Ray McGaughey receives a letter detailing her son Lt Cmdr Harold McGaughey killed in action over Pala Wan Philippines last February. The account recalls his fearless Liberator flights from Leyte to Manila and South China Sea, his leadership under Admiral Wagner, and the bond with crew who honored him after a deadly encounter with Japanese fighters.
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Ray McGaughey
Macomb
Illinois
Cmdr
Harold McGaughey
Pala=wan island
Philippines
McGaughey
Manila
43Rd Division
Washington Navy
Admiral Wagner
Pacific Theater
Navy
Leyte
Mac
South China Sea
Luzon
Dallas
Chicago
Corregidor
U. S
Bataan
Visayan Sea
Japan