Edward T McGuire
Military
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UPL 47950
1st Lt Edward T McGuire, 389BG
USAAF Photo
Assigned to 415BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid in B-24 Liberator 42-40520 'Yen Tu' 1-Aug-43; hit by flak and with wounded crew pressed on to bomb target, pilots climbed to allow bale out of crew then crashed at Barcanesti, Romania, Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 176.
Awards: DFC, AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 345th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15332826
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 415th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19078342 / O-738975
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 415th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18057913
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 415th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35310669
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 415th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15017642 / O-674600
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Yen Tu
- Unit: Ninth Air Force
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Soluch Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Chicago, IL | 19 January 1942 | Chicago, Illinois |
Died |
Bărcănești, Romania | 1 August 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid in B-24 Liberator 42-40520 'Yen Tu' 1-Aug-43; Lost near the target Ploesti, crashed Barcanesti, Romania, KIA MACR 176. |
Based Assigned |
Benina | 1 August 1943 | Assigned to 415BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Florence, Provincia di Firenze Toscana, Italy. | ||
Chicago, IL, USA | Chicago, Illinois, USA. | ||
Born |
Illinois |