Ernest G McCabe
Military ROLL OF HONOURTook part in Operation Tidal Wave, the raid on Ploesti on 1 August 1943, flying B-24 Liberator 41-24229.
Shot down by fighters 16 August 1943. Attack was on Foggia airfields under TDY to the 9th AAF in 41-24229 'Buzzin' Bear'. Fire and plane control problems led to bail out attempts. McCabe was killed.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19055445
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer / Top Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: - Seeds of Satan - Miss Delores - Buzzin' Bear
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
24 October 1941 | CP GRANT ILLINOIS | |
Other Killed in action |
16 August 1943 | ||
Born |
Odell, Illinois | ||
Buried |
Memphis National Cemetery, Memphis, Tennessee | Memphis National Cemetery Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee H, 381 |
Revisions
Added to awards and bio data per NARA files.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/105892525/ernest-g-mccabe
44th BG Roll of Honor and Casualties by Will Lundy pp. 109-112, MACR 15858, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop & Hey p. 235 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia