Joseph Alexander McCoy
Military
Object Number - UPL 61544 - 1st Lt Joseph A McCoy
Assigned to 338BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: AM (4OLC), Good Conduct, EAME (3BS), WWII Victory.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33442315
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Top turret gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: Australian
- Unit: 338th Bomb Squadron 96th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34497018
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: Tail Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Civilian
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14124060
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Hugoton, Kansas | 1 October 1918 | Born Hugoton, Kansas |
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Enlisted |
15 May 1942 | ||
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Other Commissioned |
Fort Summer, New Mexico | 12 March 1944 | Completed flight training, commissioned 2nd Lt. Fort Summer, New Mexico |
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Other Discharged |
Camp Blanding, Florida | 19 October 1945 | Discharged Camp Blanding, Florida |
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Died |
Stuart, Martin County, Florida | 5 July 2005 | Died Stuart, Martin County, Florida |
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Buried/ Commemorated |
Fernhill Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum Stuart, Martin County, Florida | 8 July 2005 | Interred Fernhill Memorial Gardens and Mausoleum Stuart, Martin County, Florida |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / relative; Snetterton Falcons pg 218