James Fred McKee
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 67742 - T/Sgt James Fred McKee
Assigned to 734BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. Mid air collision and crashed at Darmsheim in B-24 42-95171. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: AM (3OLC), EAME, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
![A bomber crew of the 453rd Bomb Group wait on a jeep. Letter enclosed with print: '[Left to Right] James E Terwilliger- Waist Gunner, Luhter M Clark- Co-pilot, Carl Powell- Navigator, Lattie P Head- Nose Gunner, Nicholas Radosevich- Pilot, Edmund M Survilla- Tail Gunner, Lt ? Lee- Bombardier (Robert Burgess was the Bombardier on the original crew), Joseph D Craft- Radio operator, Robert Victor- Waist Gunner, Robert O Hanson- Engineer- Top Turret. Original Cadre- Model (Crew #41) 734th Squadron, 453rd Bomb](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-380672.jpg.webp?itok=L5hegKpe)
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-693033
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Diana-Mite
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 734th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Spartanburg, South Carolina | 19 October 1923 | BornSpartanburg, South Carolina |
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Enlisted |
Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina | 9 February 1943 | EnlistedFort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina |
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Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Stuttgart , Germany | 21 July 1944 | Killed in Action (KIA)12 miles SW Stuttgart , Germany |
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Buried |
Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial ,St Avold, France | Re-InterredLorraine American Cemetery and MemorialSt Avold, France |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/image/682305649
https://www.fold3.com/record/705461259/mckee-james-f-us-wwii-hospital-admission-card-files-1942-1954
https://www.fold3.com/record/88227273/james-f-mckee-us-wwii-army-enlist…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56658334/james-fred-mckee
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7253
