John Conat McKenna
MilitaryJohn McKenna was Ball Turret Gunner on B-17 #42-29800 'Me and My Gal', shot down on the 14 October 1943 raid to Schweinfurt. Prisoner of War (POW).
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39311920
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16059741 and O-738249
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12081987
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38082954
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Flight engineer/top turret gunner
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States | 26 May 1942 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
near Braunau am Inn, Austria | 14 October 1943 | Immediately captured. Interned in Barrack 34A at Stalag XVIIB (17B) in Braunau/Gneikendorf, Austria. NARA WWII POW records : "Returned to Allied military control 6 June 1945." |
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Born |
New York State, United States | ||
| Monroe County, New York, United States |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 840, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…