David H McCormick

Military

Shot down 18 April 1944 in B-17 42-37797 'Gin Mill Special'.



David was Waist Gunner on the William Brinkmier crew with 410BS 94th BG until being shot down on 18 April 1944. He became a POW at Stalag Luft 17B along with crewmate Jimmie Hong who reported his death after a long illness on August 1st 1944.



David searched out members' addresses for the Association before he becme ill. He was survived by his widow Marjorie.



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Units served with

A bomber crew of the 94th Bomb Group stand with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30200) nicknamed "Slo Time Sally" and a bomb inscribed 'Special delivery to Hitler'. Inscription on bomb reads: 'Special delivery to Hitler, From Peggy of St. Louis.'

94th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Combat and ground personnel attend to a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-37797) nicknamed "Wolverine II" of the 94th Bomb Group that has crash landed. Official caption printed on image:'1972 HON. 1-5-44 Aero Repair. B-17 G 42-37797 J.'

42-37797

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Panther, Ginmill Special, Wolverine II
  • Unit: 94th Bomb Group 410th Bomb Squadron

Places

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of war

18 April 1944

Born

Hawthorne, California

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Sources

Biography completed by historian Helen Millgate. Information sourced from newsletters of the 94th Bomb Group related to the service of David McCormick.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4155