Ivison R McKee

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

KIA near Altenburg in B-17 #4338935. March 31, 1945 flak was intense and efficient and Lt. Murphy's #2 engine burst into flames and he had to feather #1 . Flames swept back engulfing the radio room and the A/C began to spin and broke in half.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-38935

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 413th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Camden, Texas, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 31 March 1945

Buried/ Commemorated

Midway Cemetery, Livingston, Polk County, Texas

Revisions

Date
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources

Brought in information from a duplicate record. Sources:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13715; Snetterton Falcons, pg 242, 245, 246

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74904577/ivison-richmond-mckee
Enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=16&cat=WR26&…

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 13715 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database