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

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • 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
SSgt John J. Lawlor, 306th Bomb Gp Tail gunner POW 8 Aug 1944
  • 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

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

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added " / " in the "S/N" field to aid readability.

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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

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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