Emil L McCormick
MilitaryShot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 42-30149 'Spare Parts'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 790.
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34584268 / O-405008
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bomber pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Spare Parts, Marian E
- Unit: 94th Bomb Group 332nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 14 October 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Rougham
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Queens, NY, USA | 6 September 1921 | |
Enlisted |
Brooklyn, NY 11231, USA | 21 August 1942 | Fort Jay Governors Island New York |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 14 October 1943 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft XVIIb. |
Other Shot down / baled out |
Schweinfurt, Germany | 14 October 1943 | Shot down 14 October 1943 in B-17 42-30149 'Spare Parts'. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 790. |
Died |
Northport, NY 11768, USA | 18 October 2011 | |
Based |
Bury St Edmunds | 14 October 1943 | Assigned to 332BS, 94BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Wading River, NY 11792, USA | Calverton National Cemetery Calverton Suffolk County New York, USA |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 790