James Thomas McStay
Military ROLL OF HONOURJames 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
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- 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
- 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
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33148924
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- 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
- 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
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Tailwind
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 398th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron 601st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 12 September 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
Event | Location | 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/ Commemorated |
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/ Commemorated |
after the war, his remains were brought back to the USA. James McStay rests at Arlington |
Revisions
MACR 8834
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
German captured document KU-2940 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/147898539
VA Gravesite Locator
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8834