Jack Norman McKinney
MilitaryPatrick Kirkwood
grandson of Jack McKinney
With 3 of 4 engines damaged on a mission to Oberpfaffenholen, GR on 18 Mar 1944, B-17G #42-37793 'Spirit Of Winsome Winn II' headed towards Switzerland, crash landed on fire on the Swiss side of Lake Constance. All 10 crew survived. P.O.Ws for 11 plus months. Returned to allied control in February 1945. Retired from service 31 July 1970.
WWII
Korean War
Cuban Missle Crisis
Viet Nam
AM/ AF Commendation w/ Oak Leaf Cluster/ ETO w/ 1 battle star/ WW II VM/ ACM/ DFC
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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
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12214789
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flexible Gunner / Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-620747
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Spirit Of Winsome Winn II
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 18 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Ellwood City, Pennsylvania | 29 September 1922 |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self, MACR 3484, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…