Earl Floyd McCain | American Air Museum

Earl Floyd McCain

Military

Shot down 24 April 1944 in B-17 #4297221. Prisoner of War (POW).

POW

Connections

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

The insignia of the 547th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

547th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-97221

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron

44-8421

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Grafton Underwood airfield looking north east, Geddington village is on the left, 22 April 1944. Photograph taken by 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, sortie number US/7PH/GP/LOC309. English Heritage (USAAF Photography).

Grafton Underwood

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Grafton Undermud

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	Littlefield, Texas

Revisions

Date6 Nov 2017 16:32:03

ContributorLucy May

Changes

Sources

http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=2549
AAIR 44-12-16-517 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

Date24 Jun 2015 02:23:14

Contributorbombercommand

Changes

Sources

http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=2549

Date27 Sep 2014 18:07:57

ContributorAAM

Changes

Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4351, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…