Vernon Leroy McKinstry Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 64534 - 1st Lt Vernon L. McKinstry
Assigned to 852BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. Co-pilot of 44-40230 'Tung Hoi', Pilot of 44-40165 'Rage in Heaven'. Crashed, exploded and burned 5-Jan-45 in assembly ship 'Rage in Heaven' near Swaffham after taking off in a snowstorm to lead the assembly of the group. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: AM, PH.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16159437 / O-827498
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 15113234 / O-827034
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 33645162
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
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| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Pennsylvania | 9 August 1921 | Son of Vernon Leroy Sr. and Loraine [Fromang] McKinstry |
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Died |
Swaffham, UK | 5 January 1945 | |
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Based |
North Pickenham | Assigned to 852BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia Sec: 11, Site: 864 |
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Sources
491st BG Roster, Combat Sup / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia