William Kurtz Mackey
MilitaryAssigned to 4BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Kiel, Germany 24-Aug-44 in B-24 44-40443 'Jerks Beserk'; Hit by flak causing major fuel leak, crossed french coast, pilot ordered bale out. Baled out with dingy pack, along with crewmates seen by escorting P-51 to be in dingy, very likely strafed by enemy A/C. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 8462
Awards: AM (2OLC), 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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 4th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39119903
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 4th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-702996
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 4th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-702431
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 4th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16056961
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 4th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16129636
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Jerks Beserk
- Unit: 34th Bomb Group 4th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: RAF Mendlesham
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Trenton, New Jersey | 22 October 1922 | Son of Eric Ebenezer and Mildred K Mackey. |
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Enlisted |
Newark, NJ | 8 May 1942 | Newark New Jersey |
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Died |
North Sea | 24 August 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Kiel, Germany 24-Aug-44 in B-24 44-40443 'Jerks Beserk'; Baled out into North Sea. KIA MACR 8462 |
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Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK | ||
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Based |
Mendlesham | 24 August 1944 | Assigned to 4BS, 34BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Ewing Cemetery Ewing, Mercer County, NJ | Memorialised Ewing Cemetery Ewing, Mercer County, NJ |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88186661/william-kurtz-mackey
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