Roy C McGinnis

Military

Shot down over Schweinfurt, Germany, on 14 October 1943 on 4th mission in B-17 #42-30709. Prisoner of War (POW).



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Units served with

The insignia of the 96th Bomb Group.

96th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

The smoking wreck of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30709) of the 96th Bomb Group that has crash landed near Ingwiller, France. Handwritten caption on reverse: '42-30709. Nr Ingwiller, France.'

42-30709

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 96th Bomb Group 339th Bomb Squadron

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Born

Sylacauga, Alabama 18 January 1923

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added dsh in aircraft S/N for readability.

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ContributorLucy May
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Interview with Roy McGinnis: http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/story/news/2015/07/23/wwii-pow-shar…

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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 / self; MACR 836; Snetterton Falcons pg 60