William R McGinnis

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media-21762.jpeg UPL 21762 William McGinnis - Iowa City, 379th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21762 - William McGinnis - Iowa City, 379th BG, KIA

RTD Ditched in North Sea on 7/7/44 in B-17 42-37859.

Hit by flak and crashed at Walheim in B-17 42-32093 on 8/9/44 Killed in Action (KIA)

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-32093

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Big barn smell
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron

42-37859

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 524th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in action

9 August 1944

Born

Iowa City, Iowa

Revisions

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Sources

1st MACR no #  2nd MACR 7392; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 316 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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Object number: UPL 21762 - William McGinnis - Iowa City, 379th BG, KIA