Richard W McLain
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 52392 - Photo of cross and plaque that was erected near the village of Sipperhausen where AC 43-39012 crashed. The cross no longer exists, The photo is...
Killed in Action (KIA) 9 March 1945 in AC #43-39012
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Miss Fortune
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
9 March 1945 | ||
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Other Entered service from |
Illinois, USA | ||
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Buried |
Plot B Row 20 Grave 17 |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial # in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
ContributorAAM
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381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999, MACR 12960 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia