William J McGee
Military
JCook Photo Collection & Archives
Object Number - UPL 34045 - 1Lt William McGee 55th FS POW
Element leader 55th FS 20th FG Oct. 1944 - Feb. 1945
159 combat hours
Prisoner of War (POW) Feb. 20, 1945 landed to try and pick up Capt Ford and got stuck in mud.
P-51D s/n 44-13905 KI+Y ''Joe''.
Captured and held at Stalag Luft III-Sagan.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Joe
- Unit: 20th Fighter Group 55th Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Kingscliffe, Apethorpe
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft III, Sagan, Germany
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Peekskill, New York |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 12547, King's Cliffe Memorial Edition
