Joe Eubanks McCrary
MilitaryShot down on mission to Frankfurt on 29 January 1944 in B-24H #42-7484 "Sally Ann". Evaded (EVD). After landing near Nivelles, Belgium, he was helped by Belgian citizens and members of the Résistance. Hidden the last weeks in Wavre, Belgium, he was liberated there by US troops on 5-6 September 1944. Was returned to the UK by air on 9 September 1944. Escape & Evasion Report E&E 1889. See the story of his evasion at http://www.evasioncomete.be/fmccrarje.html
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People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17014751
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19069613 at enlistment, then O-681164
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32428719
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37320524
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 392nd Bomb Group 579th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-675644
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Columbus, Lowndes County, Mississippi, United States | 21 April 1917 | |
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Enlisted |
30 July 1942 | Camp Shelby, Mississippi | |
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Other Bailed out |
29 January 1944 | of B-24 #7484 over Belgium | |
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Other Evaded capture |
29 January 1944 - 7 September 1944 | with the help of Belgian citizens and members of the Résistance. Back in England on 9 September 1944. | |
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Died |
19 February 1983 | Columbus, Mississippi | |
| Columbus, Mississippi | |||
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Buried |
Joe McCrary rests at the Friendship Cemetery in Columbus, Mississippi |
Revisions
NARA WWII Enlistment records
WWII Draft Card
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 1889
Research for his page at www.evasioncomete.org (Comète archives)
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2548, 8th Af Losses