William Clinton McKee III
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
A. L. DESTRO II
Object Number - UPL 23143 - WILLIAM C. MCKEE III
He reported to the ETO on 15 Jun 1944.
Crashed into North Sea in B-17 44-8099 due to a mid-air collision on 22 Oct 1944.
DFC, AM w/3OLC, 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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Born |
Middletown, Ohio | 15 August 1922 | |
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Other Killed in action |
22 October 1944 | ||
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Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery | 23 October 1944 | His name is on the Wall of the Missing at the American cemetery in Margraten. |
Revisions
Flagged as a "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
306th Echoes, October 2000 MACR 9655, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=49251615&PIpi=710…, First Over Germany pg / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…
