Walter L McCain Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Handwritten caption on reverse:
1st. Lt. Walter L. McCain, Jr.
91st Bomb Group (Hairless Joe Squadron)
Killed April 19, 1943 over Bremen, Germany.
Image c/o Mrs. Marjorie J. Crelin , via American Air Museum Memory Book Correspondence.
Object Number - UPL 13480 - 1st. Lt. Walter L. McCain Jr. Handwritten caption on reverse: 1st. Lt. Walter L. McCain, Jr. 91st Bomb Group (Hairless Joe Squadron) Killed...
Shot down 17 April 1943 in B-17 #425172 'Thunderbird. ' Target was Bremen, but a/c was attacked by fighters before target and caught fire. Some crew bailed out from back section to become Prisoner of War (POW)s. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
![First Lieutenant Harold Beasley and his crew from the 91st Bomb Group, return to Bassingbourn after flying a raid on Antwerp in a B-17 Flying Fortress (LG-T, serial number 42-5724) nicknamed "Thunderbird". Image stamped on reverse: 'Copyright by Planet News Ltd 3 Johnson's Court London E.C.4.’[stamp], 'Passed for Publication 6 Apr 1943' [stamp].'256837' [Censor no]. Printed caption on reverse: 'Photo shows:- 1st Lieut Harold Beasley (centre) with members of his crew on their return from the Antwerp raid](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379162.jpg.webp?itok=bCgrJYje)
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Thunderbird, Marnita
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Died |
Bremen, Germany | 17 April 1943 | |
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Born |
Closter, New Jersey |
Revisions
Updated event detail and aircraft connection from duplicate.
Created single entry from duplicate to include information from:
- MACR 15521 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Marjorie J Crelin, via American Air Museum Memory Book Correspondence.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 15521, Losses of the 8th and 9th Air Forces Vol. 1 p. 105 by Bishop and Hey, The Ragged Irregulars of Bassingborn p. 38 by Havelaar .
