Evan D McMinn
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. On 1 Jan 1944 hit flak emplacement on take off and turned over in P-47D 42-8458. RTD Credited with 5 x kills and 2 damaged. Failed to Return (FTR) rodeo mission in P-47D 42-25963 shot down strafing truck convoy near Bernay Killed in Action (KIA) 6-Jun-44. MACR 5492.
Awards: SS, DFC (2OLC), AM (3OLC), PH.
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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
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Ohio, USA | 25 April 1920 | Son of William Thomas and Winoma [Johnson] McMinn. |
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Enlisted |
Pennsylvania, USA | 17 August 1943 | |
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Other Crashed |
1/2 mile Sth Atcham, Shrewsbury, UK | 26 September 1943 | Forced Landing Engine Failure 1/2 mile Sth Sta 342 Cat 4 damage Lt Evan D McMinn, 26-Sep-43. P-47D 42-7971 - 2909ESF 2906OTG 8AF |
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Other Crashed |
Atcham, Shrewsbury, UK | 25 October 1943 | Belly Landing due to Mech Failure Atcham/Sta 342 Cat 4 damage Lt Evan D McMinn, 25-Oct-43. P-47D 42-7926 - 552FTS 495FTG 8AF |
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Other Crashed |
Halesworth IP19, UK | 1 January 1944 | Hit flak emplacement on take off and turned over in P-47D 42-8458. RTD |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Zuiderzee, Huizen, Netherlands | 21 February 1944 | Me109 destroyed Zuider Zee 21-Feb-44. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
Lippstadt, Germany | 22 February 1944 | Fw190 destroyed Lippstadt 22-Feb-44. |
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Other E/A Destroyed |
52100 Saint-Dizier, France | 16 March 1944 | Fw190 destroyed St Dizier 16-Mar-44. |
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Other E/A Destroyed [2] |
27356 Rotenburg, Germany | 22 May 1944 | 2 x Fw190 destroyed Rotenburg 22-May-44. |
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Other E/A Damaged |
27356 Rotenburg, Germany | 22 May 1944 | Fw190 damaged Rotenburg 22-May-44. |
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Died |
27300 Bernay, France | 6 June 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) rodeo mission in P-47D 42-25963 shot down strafing truck convoy near Bernay KIA 6-Jun-44. MACR 5492. |
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Based |
Boxted | 6 June 1944 | Assigned to 61FS, 56FG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Enlisted |
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Buried |
1599 S Dallas Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15217, USA | Homewood Cemetery Pittsburgh Allegheny County, PA |
Revisions
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http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/p-47/er/56-mcminn-22feb44.jpg
http://www.wwiiaircraftperformance.org/p-47/er/56-mcminn-16march44.jpg
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/91001226/evan-d-mcminn
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5492