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Douglas McAuthur McCain (January 29, 1981 – August 23/24, 2014) was an American jihadist who was killed in Syria in late August 2014 while fighting for the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Originally from San Diego, California, McCain converted to Islam in 2004, and traveled to Syria by way of Turkey in early 2014.
- Douglas McCain Was Carol McCain’s Son by A Previous Marriage
- Doug McCain Served in The U.S. Navy
- Douglas McCain Is An Airline Pilot
- Douglas McCain Says His Dad Tried to Guard His Kids’ Privacy
- Douglas’ Childhood Was Punctuated by John McCain’s Absence
Before he married Cindy McCain, John McCain was married to Carol Shepp McCain, his first wife. Carol was the wife who waited faithfully for McCain during the years when he was a POW in Vietnam. However, they later divorced, and he went on to marry brewery distributor heiress, Cindy, to whom he was married at the time of his death. John McCain adopt...
Service in the U.S. Navy is a McCain family tradition, and Douglas McCain has helped carry on that legacy. According to The New York Times, he served as a pilot in the U.S. Navy. Jack and Jimmy, McCain’s two younger sons with Cindy McCain, have also servedin the U.S. military, Jack in the Navy and Jimmy in the Marines. Doug McCain and McCain’s othe...
Flying has remained in Douglas McCain’s blood, and he is currently a captain for American Airlines, according to ABC. Doug McCain is 58-years-old. He once told The New York Times that his father was kept happy if he got good grades, played sports, and followed a few basic rules while growing up. “I hope I’ve been a loving father,” John McCain said ...
Douglas McCain spoke to The New York Times about his dad in 2007. He said John McCain was fiercely private of his children. “I think he’d prefer the family kind of stayed private,” Douglas McCain told The Times. “I just think he is a big believer in individuals doing their own thing.” The Times article described how the two sets of McCain children ...
The New York Times article described how Douglas, Andrew, and Sidney grew up in childhoods dominated by John McCain’s absence. They grew up in Florida in a Naval community while John McCain was a prisoner of war in Vietnam, according to the newspaper. His daughter Sidney once saidMcCain’s divorce and remarriage to the much younger Cindy caused a “r...
Aug 27, 2014 · CNN — He was a basketball-loving kid from the Midwest who turned into a jihadi-fighting terrorist in Syria – and then died there. Exactly what spurred Douglas McAuthur McCain’s metamorphosis...
Aug 26, 2014 · Douglas McCain, a 33-year-old from Minnesota, died over the weekend fighting with the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS). Updated — 6:50 p.m ET. Ali Vingiano. BuzzFeed Motion Pictures Staff. Ellie Hall. BuzzFeed News Reporter. Posted on August 26, 2014, 1:50 pm.
Aug 26, 2014 · Distraught family members of American Douglas McAuthur McCain, killed in Syria after allegedly joining forces with a militant group, spoke to news outlets and turned to social media Tuesday...
Aug 27, 2014 · 33-year-old Douglas McAuthur McCain, who grew up in Minnesota, earned a dubious distinction last weekend. McCain died in combat in Syria. He's believed to be the first American to die there...
Aug 27, 2014 · MINNEAPOLIS -- The State Department has confirmed that a man who grew up in Minnesota died while fighting for a terrorist group overseas. Thirty-three-year-old Douglas McCain, who grew up in...
