Name | MacKichan, William Graham ‡ |
Rank | Second Lieutenant |
Serial Number | O-468423 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #34 dated 20 February 1944, effective 20 February 1944. |
Duty | Co-pilot / Pilot |
MOS | 1091 - Pilot, B-17 |
Last Duty Date | 24 April 1944 |
Results |
Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Lorraine American Cemetery, Saint-Avold, France: Plot K Row 19 Grave 28 |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 4352⇓ (41.543 MB) |
Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
---|---|---|
2nd Lt. Lessig, Joseph Watson⇗ | Pilot | INT |
2nd Lt. MacKichan, William Graham | Co-pilot | KIA |
2nd Lt. Howell, William Wright⇗ | Navigator | INT |
2nd Lt. Loh, Phillip Henry, III⇗ | Bombardier | INT |
S/SGT. Hay, James Franklin⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | INT |
S/SGT. O'Brien, John Gerald⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | INT |
SGT. Gormley, Edward Oliver⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | INT |
SGT. Gardner, Eugene Frederick⇗ | Tail Gunner | INT |
CPL. Harper, Richard Wight⇗ | Flexible Gunner | INT |
SGT. Froment, Dorrance Verl⇗ | Flexible Gunner | INT |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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73⇗ | 8 March 1944 |
Target: Erkner Ball-Bearing Factory Type: Bearings Industry Location: Berlin, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑97449⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
76⇗ | 18 March 1944 |
Target: Aircraft Assembly & Repair Works Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑97150⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron lead, lead group, 41st Combat Bombardment Wing. Sortie Report⇗ |
78⇗ | 20 March 1944 |
Type: Industry Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑97150⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
79⇗ | 22 March 1944 |
Target: Heinkel Aircraft Assembly Plant at Annahof Airfield Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oranienburg, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑97150⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
80⇗ | 23 March 1944 |
Target: Airdrome and Airpark Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Gütersloh, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑97150⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron deputy, lead group. Sortie Report⇗ |
82⇗ | 26 March 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Le Grismont, Rebecques, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑97150⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit High Squadron deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
83⇗ | 27 March 1944 |
Target: Airfield Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Tours & Chartres, France |
Co-pilot | 42‑38208⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 94 Group Deputy. Sortie Report⇗ |
86⇗ | 9 April 1944 |
Target: FW-190 Fighter Aircraft Assembly Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Marienburg, Germany |
Co-pilot | 42‑97150⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
89⇗ | 13 April 1944 |
Target: Ball-Bearing Plant Type: Bearings Industry Location: Schweinfurt, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑97201⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
91⇗ | 19 April 1944 |
Target: Fieseler Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Kassel (Waldau), Germany |
Pilot | 42‑3441⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Flying spare; joined formation. Sortie Report⇗ |
92⇗ | 20 April 1944 |
Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France |
Pilot | 42‑97150⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit A Wing, High group. Sortie Report⇗ |
93⇗ | 22 April 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑97150⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Landed away at RAF Manston, Kent, on return due to battle damage. Sortie Report⇗ |
94⇗ | 24 April 1944 |
Target: Dornier-Werke GMBH Aircraft Plant Type: Aircraft Industry Location: Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany |
Pilot | 42‑38158⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return High Squadron lead, lead group. Hit by direct flak burst on bomb run; a/c blew up in mid-air after bomb release. MACR 4352 Sortie Report⇗ |