Harold Curtis McKinney
MilitaryAssigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 11 x missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Kassel in B-17 42-31069 'Little Moe' 28-Sep-44; crashed near Helmstedt Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 9415
Awards: AM, POW, 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 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19137136 / O-760593
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Little moe
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag Luft 4, Gross Tychow, Pomerania
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
7 June 1923 | ||
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Tychowo, Poland | 28 September 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag Luft IV. |
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Died |
19 December 1989 | ||
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Buried |
Altus Cemetery Altus, Jackson County, OK | 22 December 1989 | Altus Cemetery Altus, Jackson County, Oklahoma |
| Oklahoma | |||
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Based |
Deenethorpe | 28 September 1944 | Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9415,
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