Fred E McCawley
Military
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UPL 37685
"Crew of the 401st Bomb Group beside the tail of their wrecked Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" (Aircraft No. 42-37835) at an 8th Air Force base** in England."
Rear L-R: 1Lt Louis J Majewski, 1Lt Stuart E Smith, 1Lt Victor S Reese, 1Lt Stanislaw R Chmura.
Front L-R: Sgt Harry C Parker, S/Sgt Harry W Hopkins, S/Sgt William B Flynn, S/Sgt Fred E McCawley.
** The plane crashed near the town of Washingley, Huntingtonshire.
Rear L-R: 1Lt Louis J Majewski, 1Lt Stuart E Smith, 1Lt Victor S Reese, 1Lt Stanislaw R Chmura.
Front L-R: Sgt Harry C Parker, S/Sgt Harry W Hopkins, S/Sgt William B Flynn, S/Sgt Fred E McCawley.
** The plane crashed near the town of Washingley, Huntingtonshire.
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Stuart Smith crew. 25 x combat missions. ETD Mission to Osnabruck 22-Dec-43; 42-37835 'Channel Express', baled out of severely battle damaged A/C. RTD.
Awards: 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: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Channel Express
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 22 December 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Stringtown, OK | 2 November 1942 | |
Born |
OK, USA | Son Floyd G and Leona McCawley. | |
Los Angeles County, CA | |||
Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Redwood, CA |
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Sources
Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I, p. 437 w/ picture of plane, http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=409 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia