James Patrick McAvoy

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media-50574.jpeg UPL 50574 (Left to Right) Julien M. Hexum, James P. McAvoy, and Kenneth B. Rutledge in front of a Rest Home. McAvoy and Rutledge were KIA 3 November 1943. Hexum was a bombardier on The Shamrock Special. He finished his tour, returned to the U.S., and turned in his wings.

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Object Number - UPL 50574 - (Left to Right) Julien M. Hexum, James P. McAvoy, and Kenneth B. Rutledge in front of a Rest Home. McAvoy and Rutledge were KIA 3 November 1943....

Assigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Rob Pitts crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Wilhelmshafen in B-17 42-30805 3-Nov-43; shot down crashed Gesellschaftshaus. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1155



Awards: AM (OLC), PH.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

People

Robert Alvin Pitts

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-2044671
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-30805

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Bomb Boogie's Revenge
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Queens, NY 23 November 1917 Son of Mary McAvoy.

Enlisted

Camp Upton, Yaphank, NY 4 March 1942 Camp Upton, Yaphank, New York

Died

Gesellschaftshaus, Germany 3 November 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Wilhelmshafen in B-17 42-30805 3-Nov-43; shot down crashed Gesellschaftshaus. KIA MACR 1155

Buried

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Liège, Belgium

Based

Bassingbourn 3 November 1943 Assigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF.

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1155

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Object number: UPL 50574 - (Left to Right) Julien M. Hexum, James P. McAvoy...