Louie Wagner McGimsey Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 418BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew on McLaughlin's crew in B-17 42-97071
'Andy's Dandy's'. Hit by flak while on a mission to Merseberg, flak came through floor of nose and hit him in the head, death instantaneous. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 15327
Awards: PH.
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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: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Andy's Dandys
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
27 December 1922 | Son of L W McGimsey. | |
Enlisted |
Asheville, NC | 26 August 1942 | Asheville, North Carolina |
Died |
Merseberg, Germany | 30 November 1944 | Hit by flak while on a mission to Merseberg, flak came through floor of nose and hit him in the head, death instantaneous. KIA MACR 15327 |
Buried |
Lewis Memorial Park Asheville, Buncombe County, NC | Re-Interred Lewis Memorial Park Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina | |
Based |
Thorpe Abbotts | 30 November 1944 | Assigned to 418BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Interred Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK |
Revisions
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https://100thbg.com/index.php?option=com_bombgrp&view=personnel&id=1300…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/183058289/louise-wagg-mcgimsey
100th BG website / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia