James Thomas McStay

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James T. McKay was Co-Pilot of B-17 #42-97368. Killed in Action (KIA) in the crash-landing of the Fortress near Massow, 5km NE of Freyenstein, Brandenburg, Germany.

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Units served with

306th Bomb Group

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

368th Bomb Squadron

Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

People

Robert Earl Banta

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 16116296 at enlistment, then O-706780
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Bombardier

Anthony J Carlino

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 32529064 at enlistment, then O-716627
Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
Role/Job: Navigator

Eugene Thomas Carroll

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 33148924
Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
Role/Job: Radio Operator

Virgil Septimus Mitchelson

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 36480415
Highest Rank: Sergeant
Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner

David Ricci Revolti

Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
Nationality: American
Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
Service Numbers: 11119458
Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Aircraft

42-97368

Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
Nicknames: Tailwind
Unit: 306th Bomb Group 398th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron 601st Bomb Squadron

Missions

626

Date: 12 September 1944

Places

A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'

Thurleigh

Site type: Airfield
Known as: Bedford

Events

Event	Date	Description
Born	26 March 1916	Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States (the son of Edward W. and Elizabeth M. Stevens)
Other Killed In Action (KIA)	12 September 1944	in the crash-landing of B-17 #42-97368 near Massow, 5km NE of Freyenstein, Brandenburg, Germany
Buried	13 September 1944	at the municipal cemetery in Massow, 5km NE of Freyenstein
Born		Duluth, Saint Louis County, Minnesota
Born		Central YMCA, Honolulu, Hawaii
Buried		after the war, his remains were brought back to the USA. James McStay rests at Arlington

Revisions

Date6 May 2023 23:34:09

Contributorjmoore43

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Added " / " in the "S/N" field to aid readability.

Date20 Mar 2020 13:00:04

ContributorED-BB

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MACR 8834
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
German captured document KU-2940 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147898539
VA Gravesite Locator

Date1 Feb 2020 19:40:59

Contributorjmoore43

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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

Date27 Sep 2014 18:14:56

ContributorAAM

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8834