George V McGuiness Jr
MilitaryKilled in Action (KIA) 20 March 1945 in B-24 #44-48851. MACR 13563.
AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster
Staff Sergeant George V. McGuiness was born September 24, 1923. His next of kin was his wife, Irene McGuiness, and his parents, George and Helen McGuiness. He was from Brooklyn, New York.
On March 20, 1945, while serving as a Gunner aboard B-24 tail #44-48851 of the 445th Bomb Group, 701st Bomb Squadron, his plane went down over the North Sea near Heligoland. The entire crew of 12 was killed.
His remains were never recovered.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 701st Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Brooklyn, NY, USA | 24 September 1923 | Staff Sergeant George V. McGuiness was born September 24, 1923. His next of kin was his wife, Irene McGuiness, and his parents, George and Helen McGuiness. He was from Brooklyn, New York. |
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Died |
20 March 1945 | On March 20, 1945, while serving as a Gunner aboard B-24 tail #44-48851 of the 445th Bomb Group, 701st Bomb Squadron, his plane went down over the North Sea near Heligoland. The entire crew of 12 was killed. | |
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Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands (Wall of the Missing) | His remains were never recovered. |
Revisions
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IDPF and/or crash report researched by Bill Beigel. IDPF donated to American Air Museum by Bill Beigel. For more information about this flyer, you may contact http://ww2research.com.
Birsic, SO#265 12 Oct 44, MACR 13563, ABMC, 2AD Roll of Honor / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia