Henry W McCullough
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 26509
Henry W McCullough - 427th BS - Training B-17G #03 'Doris'
(Back L-R) 2Lt Henry W. McCullough (Pilot), F/O Herring "Harry" Joyce, Jr. (Bomb),
Sgt James Hacker (RWG), 2Lt James F. Kepfer (CoPilot), 2Lt Maurice R. Herrick (Nav)
(Front L-R) Sgt Therman F. Conaway (Turret), Sgt Jack Thompson, Jr. (LWG),
S/Sgt Bernard S. Kauffman (Radio), Sgt Jake Wabeke (Eng), Sgt William V. Kimber (Ball Turret)
(Back L-R) 2Lt Henry W. McCullough (Pilot), F/O Herring "Harry" Joyce, Jr. (Bomb),
Sgt James Hacker (RWG), 2Lt James F. Kepfer (CoPilot), 2Lt Maurice R. Herrick (Nav)
(Front L-R) Sgt Therman F. Conaway (Turret), Sgt Jack Thompson, Jr. (LWG),
S/Sgt Bernard S. Kauffman (Radio), Sgt Jake Wabeke (Eng), Sgt William V. Kimber (Ball Turret)
Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Germersheim in B-17G 43-38689 hit by flak in tail crashed at Roxheim. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11574.
Awards: PH.
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11081662 / O-2058926
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 398th Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron 601st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 January 1945
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Newark, NJ, USA | 9 October 1942 | |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
55595 Roxheim, Germany | 13 January 1945 | Failed to Return (FTR) mission to Germersheim in B-17G 43-38689 hit by flak in tail crashed at Roxheim. KIA. MACR 11574 |
Elizabeth, New Jersey, USA | |||
Based |
Molesworth | 13 January 1945 | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial Saint-Avold Departement de la Moselle Lorraine, France | ||
Born |
Union County, NJ, USA |
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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources
https://www.fold3.com/page/529898051_henry_w%20mccullough/details/
https://www.fold3.com/page/83625989_henry_w%20mccullough/details/
http://www.303rdbg.com/427mccullough.html
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/dbmsn.asp?SN=43-38689&Submit6=Go
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=56658239
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 11574 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database