9th Air Force
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Francis Percival McIntire Jr
Military
Assigned 356FS, 354FG, 9AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: SS, DFC (OLC), AM (15OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
Service
Units served with
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354th Fighter Group
Group
The Group moved to England in the autumn of 1943 and was assigned to the Ninth Air Force in December 1943. The Group were the first to fly P-51 Mustangs operationally and in their bomber escort missions pushed to find the long-range limits of the... -
356th Fighter Squadron
Squadron
Associated Place
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Rosieres en Haye
Military site : airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | 19 July 1921 | |
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Son of Francis Percival Sr and Lucy [Barrow] McIntire. |
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| Enlisted | Fort Screven, Tybee Island, GA | 5 November 1941 |
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Fort Screven, Georgia |
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| Based | Rosieres en Haye | 1944 – 1945 |
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Assigned 356FS, 354FG, 9AF USAAF. |
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| Died | 23 July 1949 | |
| Buried | Laurel Grove Cemetery (North), Savannah, Chatham County, GA | 27 July 1949 |
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Laurel Grove Cemetery (North) |
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Revisions
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| 27 May 2020 03:03:56 | jmoore43 | Changes to surname |
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Removed a space before the surname. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 25 May 2020 14:43:51 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, suffix, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, biography, events, unit associations and place associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/46698963 |
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