Jack Norman McKinney

Military
media-7602.jpeg UPL 7602

Patrick Kirkwood
grandson of Jack McKinney

Object Number - UPL 7602

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

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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

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Born

Ellwood City, Pennsylvania 29 September 1922

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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=…

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