James Byrnes McQuillan
MilitaryAssigned to 852BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. Frank Jensen crew. Berlin mission in B-24 42-50680 26-Feb-45; feathered No3 engine over target, fell behind formation, A/C abandoned Rakoniewice, Poland. RTD MACR 12770
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-718649
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Yonkers, NY | 4 November 1923 | |
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Enlisted |
New York City, NY | 14 December 1942 | New York City, New York |
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Other Baled out RTD |
Rakoniewice, Poland | 26 February 1945 | Berlin mission in B-24 42-50680 26-Feb-45; feathered No3 engine over target, fell behind formation, A/C abandoned Rakoniewice, Poland. RTD MACR 12770 |
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Other Returned to unit |
Odesa, Russia | 26 February 1945 - 8 May 1945 | Returned to UK by VE day via polish underground and Russians. |
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Died |
New York, NY | 13 July 2002 | |
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Based |
Metfield | Assigned to 852BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
491st BG Roster / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia