Re: D-Day C-47 Pilot Casualty
Hallo Gary,
The pilot was Lt. Sidney W. Dunagan of the 50th TCS, 314th TCG. It appears that the two paratroopers did not refuse to jump, rather their rip cords had become fouled.
Source: ON WINGS OF TROOP CARRIERS IN WW2 by Robert E. Callahan, 1997, self-published (?).
Hope this helps,
Martin Gleeson.
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