Eugene J McCloskey
Military
Fighter Pilot
404th FG - 506th FS - 9th AF
Object Number - UPL 38257 - Eugene J. McCloskey Fighter Pilot 404th FG - 506th FS - 9th AF
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Brétigny-sur-Orge
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Jessup, Pennsylvania | 8 January 1920 | |
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Enlisted |
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania | 11 November 1942 | 5'10" 135 lbs |
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Other Aerial Victory |
approximately 20 miles east of Avranches, France | 30 July 1944 | Shot down one FW-190 Hansen met two head-on in quick succession, and got one after a short turning action. Gene McClosky, number two man, fired in the first head-on pass without seeing any hits, then caught a Focke Wulf passing through his sights. He snapped in a tight turn and when he recovered, the fight was over. He saw one FW-190 dive into the ground, and counted four others on the ground burning. Five destroyed, one damaged, nobody lost. |
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Died |
Broward County, Florida | 31 December 1985 | |
| Jessup, Pennsylvania | 506 Church St., Jessup, Pa. | ||
| Scranton, Pennsylvania | Grandview Avenue |
