Jack S MacConkey
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Sent through to the American Air Museum by researcher, Karin Mijnes.
Shared with permission of MacConkey's nephew.
Object Number - UPL 24116 - Jack S MacConkey, pilot of the 355th Fighter Group.
Jack MacConkey served as a fighter pilot with the 358th Fighter Squadron of the 355th Fighter Group. He was Killed in Action (KIA) when his P-51 #437156 crashed at 'Wolfrode near Frankershausen' (according to MACR 4319), Germany, on 19 April 1944.
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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
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Slugger
- Unit: 355th Fighter Group 358th Fighter Squadron
Places
![P-51 Mustangs of the 355th Fighter Group break formation, ready for landing, over the ground support vehicles and control tower of Steeple Morden Airfield. Image signed on reverse with the approval of station censor. Handwritten caption on reverse: '355 FG Steeple Morden, Control Tower, read crew + P41 [sic] group peeling off for landing.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-377141.jpg.webp?itok=zxxvSLfB)
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Des Moines, Iowa | 23 October 1922 | |
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Other Entered service from |
Missouri, USA | 8 October 1943 | |
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Died |
Frankershausen, 37297 Berkatal, Germany | 19 April 1944 | |
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Buried |
Plot D Row 27 Grave 13 |
Revisions
NARA enlistment record: https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…
Fields of Honor record: http://www.fieldsofhonor-database.com/index.php/american-war-cemetery-a…
Brought in information from duplicate records. Source:
Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list
MACR 4319 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Also, correspondence with researcher Karin Mijnes.
See also:
ABMC record: https://www.abmc.gov/node/548371#.V7xm3U1TGM8
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=macconkey&GSfn=ja…;
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4319
