UPL 38359

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"Col. Harold W. Bowman presents the Purple Heart posthumously to the English parents of Sgt. John C. MacQueen, killed on a . mission to Schweinfurt. Sgt. MacQueen, 18 years old at the time of his acceptance for service in London, was born in the United States but went to England with his parents a few years before the war."

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: US Strategic Air Forces 401st Bomb Group
  • Service Numbers: O-21785
  • Highest Rank: Brigadier General
  • Role/Job: Commanding Officer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 401st Bomb Group 614th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 10600642
  • Highest Rank: Private
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

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