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Thomas Read McKEE Jr
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Source : MAJ Jimmy Cotton (Ellen Marchese) | |||||||
| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-794560 | ||||||
| AGE | 24 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH |
21 juin 1919 Pleasant Shade, Smith County, TENNESSEE | ||||||
| ENLISTMENT STATE | TENNESSEE | ||||||
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| FONCTION | Pilot | ||||||
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| SQUADRON | 578th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 392nd Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 31 December 1943 |
Source : Andy | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | La Croix d'Arnoult - 2 km of Montlieu-la-Garde | ||||||
| FLIGHT PLAN |
B-24 Liberator - type H-I-FO - s/n 42-7605 EC*T
Macr : 1676 Only the rear gunner could jump. The rest of the crew fell with the aircraft - The position given on the MACR report is 45°12N 00°21O, or 3 km NW of Bedenac (17) - A piece of the plane fell on a house, making a victim who will die from his burns on 01/20/1944 (Mme Yvonne Bourdejeau) Shot down by enemy fighters (or collision with other aircraft) at 12:11 pm, 18000 feet - In-flight explosion | ||||||
| CEMETERY TEMPORARY |
CEMTERY TEMPORARY of Luynes Cemetery, Aix-En-Provance N°3551
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| CEMETERY | RHONE AMERICAN CEMETERY and MEMORIAL of Draguignan | ||||||
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Source : Fold3 |
Source : Fold3 | ||||||
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Source : B24.net | |||||||
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Crew of B-24 Liberator - type H-I-FO - s/n 42-7605 EC*T"Bull'Bat"
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| 1Lt | Thomas Read McKEE | Pilot | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan | O-794560 - AM/PH - Lebanon, Tennesse | ||||
| 2Lt | Thomas G | WALKER | CoPilot | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan | O-797649 - AM/PH - Fils de Mary G. Walker, Roswell, Pennsylvania | |||
| 2Lt | Robert S | DINSMORE | Navigator | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan | O-798073 - PH - Fils de Ada Dinsmore, New Kensington, Pennsylvania | |||
| 2Lt | Lee | SIMONS | Bomber | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan | O-734752 - AM/PH - Spouse of Adrienne de Brooklin, Massachusetts | |||
| T/Sgt | Thomas C | MORRISON | Radio | Dead | Jefferson Mem Park Pleasant Hills, Pennsylvania | 33291054 - Epoux de Marjorie Morrison, Marshall, Pensylvania | |||
| T/Sgt | Ward M | SACKAL | Mechanic/Gunner | Dead | Cim Am Rhône Draguignan | 11041277 - AM+2/PH - Fils de George J Sackal, Norwalk, Connecticut | |||
| S/Sgt | Horace G Jr | MURPHY | Mitrailleur | Dead | Kilgore City Cem. Texas | 18109391 - 22 ans - Né le 25/01/1920 - Spouse of Myra Jane Murphy, Kilgore, Texas | |||
| Sgt | Marion E | NUZUM | Gunner | Dead | MIA | 35375471 - AM/PH - 24 ans - Né le 18/12/1919 - Spouse of Baily and Stella Nuzum, Wheeling, West Virginia | |||
| S/Sgt | Richard E | PAINTER | Gunner | Dead | Dale Cem. Indiana | 35478435 - 22 ans - Né le 20/01/1910 - Son of William et Anna (Jones) Painter, Dale, Indiana | |||
| S/Sgt | Anthony F | MALAVASIC | Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag Luft III Sagan-Silesia | 15329587 - Son of Frances Malavasic, Cleveland, Ohio | ||||
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Source : I.pinimg.com |
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & SOURCE PHOTO | Abmc.gov - Findagrave.com - Francecrashes39-45.net |
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| PROGRAMMEURS | Eric, Henri, Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |