Joseph Thomas McKeon
Military
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Object Number - UPL 24457 - Capt Joe McKeon 20th FG
Served at Pearl Harbor with 15th PG (P-40B)
Served in New Guinea 8th FG (P-39 & P-38) 5 kills
Rammed by wingman 1Lt RC Brown POW Oct. 7, 1944 while flying
P-51D s/n 44-13541 KI+N bar "Nancy" MACR 9255
Post war raced in Tour de France
Received Doctorate in French Literature and taught at LSU.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13156098 / O-702759
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Regina Coeli III Olivia De
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 77th Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Olivia D/Mary Jo
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Redlands, California | 14 September 1916 | Son of Francis McKeon. |
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Enlisted |
Los Angeles, California, USA | 31 October 1941 | Los Angeles, California |
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Other Released USAF |
23 January 1947 | Honourable discharged. | |
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Enlisted |
Los Angeles, California, USA | 1 October 1947 | Re-enlisted. |
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Other Released USAF |
31 October 1963 | Retired USAF. | |
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Died |
Oceanside, CA, USA | 1 February 2002 | |
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Buried |
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery San Diego, San Diego County CA | 5 February 2002 | Interred Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery San Diego, San Diego County California, USA |
Revisions
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
https://www.fold3.com/page/623947027_joseph_mckeon%20%20(1916)/details/
https://www.fold3.com/page/11710734_joseph_t%20mckeon/details/
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Fighter Aces of the U. S. A. and Mustang Aces of the Eighth Air Force, MACR 9255
