McGlothan Patterson
Technician 5th Class, U.S. Army Air Forces
38445281
853rd Engineer Battalion, Aviation
Entered service from: Arkansas
Died: November 27, 1943
Mediterranean Sea
Missing in Action
Tablets of the Missing
North Africa American Cemetery
Carthage, Tunisia
Awards: Purple Heart
Introduction
McGlothan Patterson served as a Technician 5th Class with the 853rd Engineer Battalion, Aviation, U.S. Army Air Forces, entering the service from Arkansas.
Patterson was killed on November 26, 1943, when the troop transport HMT Rohna was sunk in the Mediterranean Sea. His body was not recovered, and he is commemorated on the Tablets of the Missing at North Africa American Cemetery, Carthage, Tunisia.
For information, visit the Rohna Survivors Memorial Association.