Lee Emmett McPartland
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 703BS, 455BG, 8AF USAAF. 5 x combat missions. Failed to Return Misburg in B-24 42-50729 26-Nov-44; hit by fighters, last seen preparing to bale out. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 11216
Awards: AM, 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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31417427
- Highest Rank: Sergeant (RAF)
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 38389221
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Enlisted, Nose Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32834490
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32756416
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33564039 / O-2056795
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 445th Bomb Group 703rd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Tivetshall
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Chicago, IL | 12 March 1918 | Son of Joseph and Blanche Leila McPartland. |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL | 24 November 1942 | Chicago, Illinois |
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Died Killed in action |
Misburg, Germany | 25 November 1944 | Failed to Return Misburg in B-24 42-50729 26-Nov-44; hit by fighters, last seen preparing to bale out. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 11216 |
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Based |
Tibenham | 26 November 1944 | Assigned to 703BS, 455BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Lincoln Memorial Park Portland, Multnomah County, OR | Re-Interred Lincoln Memorial Park Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon |
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Birsic, MACR 11216, 2AD Roll of Honor / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia