Maxey Ward McGuire

Military
media-13730.jpeg UPL 13730 A8 - V King Bee s/n 42 - 76430 Maxey McGuire

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Object Number - UPL 13730 - A8 - V King Bee s/n 42 - 76430 Maxey McGuire

Major Maxey Ward McGuire,a well-liked pilot, completed 137 combat missions in Europe as a P-47 Thunder-bolt pilot in the 391st Fighter Squadron, 366th Fighter Group-Ninth Air Force.



The group flew over 10,000 missions to support ground troops.On one flight, Major McGuire had engine trouble and crashed on a German airfield in France. He was picked up by Lt. Charles Smith in an L-5 while under fire.



He earned the air Medal with five silver Oak Leaf clusters, the French Croix de Guerre, and the Belgian Fourragere.



Major McGuire was killed in a crash at Amarillo,Texas in October 1945.

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Units served with

Aircraft

Lieutenant HW Collins of the 366th Fighter Group signals to a P-47 Thunderbolt (serial number 42-76347) nicknamed "Jenny Rebel" before take off. Image stamped on reverse: 'Sport and General.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 25 Apr 1944.' [stamp] and '317381.' [Censor no.]. Printed caption on reverse: 'PRE INVASION VISIT TO A FIGHTER STATION OF THE 9TH AIR FORCE SUPPORT [changed by censor to say: 'FIGHTER'] COMMAND. SOMEWHERE IN ENGLAND. Thunderbolts Fighter Bombers queue up on the runway for take off by

42-76430

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: King Bee
  • Unit: 366th Fighter Group 391st Fighter Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Del Rio,Val Verde,Texas, USA 20 October 1920

Died

Amarillo,Potter County,Texas, USA 5 October 1945

Buried

Del Rio, Val Verde , Texas, USA 7 October 1945 Westlawn Cemetery

Revisions

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366th Fighter Association

The War We Fought - An almost daily account of the 366th Fighter Group "Hun Hunters" from stand up, June 1, 1943 at Richmond AAF, VA, through deactivation, August 20, 1946 at Fritzlar, Germany.

This 327 page history contains hundreds of never before published photographs plus maps, casualty lists, 42 pages of P-47 Nose Art and much, much more. It is a "must have" resource for aviation history buffs and P-47 modellers.

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"Del Rio News Herald" from Del Rio, Texas

Issue Date: Wednesday, December 6, 1944
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Issue Date: Wednesday, December 6, 1944
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Issue Date: Sunday, March 10, 1946
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Maxey Ward McGuire: Gallery (3 items)

Object number: UPL 13730 - A8 - V King Bee s/n 42 - 76430 Maxey McGuire

Object number: UPL 13816 - Major Maxey McGuire, 391st, and crew.

Object number: UPL 17272 - Max McGuire - Texas Christian University (1940)...