Joseph R McGinnis
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Page 2 of 466th Bomb Group 'Roll of Honor' at All Saints Church, Weston Longville.
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Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by flak and crashed into channel in B-24 Gruesome Goose #4128747
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-699611
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Gruesome Goose
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027, USA | 13 April 1943 | |
Died |
France | 12 August 1944 | |
Born |
Kansas City, Missouri | ||
Enlisted |
Jackson County, MO, USA | ||
Buried |
Lemay, MO 63125, USA | Burial: Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery Lemay St. Louis County Missouri, USA Plot: SECTION 82 SITE 14C |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
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ContributorLucy May
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Sources
Brought in information from duplicate record. Source:
MACR 7911 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7911