Joseph E Tracy Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down by fighters on the return from a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin and crashed near Staphorst, Holland on 6 Mar 1944 in B-17G #42-31373 'Flak Stop'. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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: Flakstop
- Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 731st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Brooklyn, NY, USA | 19 August 1921 | |
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
6 March 1944 | ||
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Buried |
Long Island, New York, USA | At the National Cemetery |
Revisions
Added birth date to the Born event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 82677607.
Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 2916, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
MACR 2916 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database