John C McClure
Military29 April 1943 shot down in P-47C 41-6394 near Breskens, Holland. Prisoner of War (POW). No MACR issued.
Connections
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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-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Lonesome Polecat
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 29 April 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Prisoner of War |
Moosburg, Germany | 29 April 1943 - 15 April 1945 | Held at Stalag 7A, Moosburg, Bavaria. Moved to Stalag 17B, Braunau-Gneikendorf (near Krems) Austria. |
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Other Last Report Date - Discharged |
4 June 1945 | Last report date - Discharged in the US. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 26-Feb-2016. Added Last Report Date event per NARA WWII POW database.
Lee Cunningham 26-Feb-2016. Added Prisoner of War event per NARA WWII POW database.
Lee Cunningham 26-Feb-2016. Made connections to Units, Place, Aircraft and Mission per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Georgia Chapter 8th AFHS 1998 Directory, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs by Bishop and Hey p. 109