Born in Brooklyn, New York, January 2, 1923 Graduated from the Tamalpias High School, Mill Valley, California, June 1941
Enrolled in the University of California, Davis, August 1941
Withdrew April 15, 1942 to enlist

Military Service

MILITARY HISTORY
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Military Training

Enlisted Army of the United States, 10 September 1942 as Private.
Sep 1942; assigned to 1770th Service Command, Replacement Center, Ft. Logan, Colo.
Sep 1942 to Apr 1943; service Company, 506th Parachute Infantry, Camp Toccos, Georgia.
Apr to May 1943; Company L. 1st PTR, Parachute School, Ft. Benning, Georgia.

Active Service Assignments

May to Aug 1943; Hq Co, 3d Bn, 502d Parachute Infantry & pst Hq Special Troops, 2nd Army, Ft. Bragg, North Carolina.
Aug to Oct 1943; Det of Pnts, Oliver GH, Augusta, Ga.
Oct 1943 to Mar 1944; Co I, 501st PIR, APO 472, NY, (European Theater of Operations).
In Service 1 year, 8 months, and 27 days.

Private McDougall was killed in action 6 June 1944 in France.

Decorations and Awards

BRONZE STAR MEDAL and First Oak-Leaf Cluster.
PURPLE HEART (Posthumous).
EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL with one Bronze Arrowhead for the Invasion of Normandy, France, and one Bronze Service Star for the Normandy Campaign.
AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL.
WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL.
DISTINGUISHED UNIT EMBLEM.
COMBAT INFANTRY BADGE.
PARACHUTIST BADGE.
EXPERT BADGE with Mortar Bar.
SHARPSHOOTER BADGE with Rifle Bar.
MARKSMAN BADGE with Carbine Bar.