McCray, Richard Joseph

Individual Personnel Data
Name	McCray, Richard Joseph ‡ ⇗
Rank	Second Lieutenant
Serial Number	O-742514 ‡
Unit Assignments	Assigned to the 547th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per 547th Bomb Squadron Unit History, effective 21 April 1943.
Duty	Co-pilot
MOS	1091 - Pilot, B-17
Last Duty Date	25 June 1943
Results	Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Ardennes American Cemetery, Neupré, Belgium: Plot A Row 32 Grave 47
Additional Information	Date of Birth: 16 October 1921
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 16378⇓ (0.477 MB)

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 2 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
1⇗	22 June 1943	Target: General Motors Truck Factory Type: Industry Location: Antwerp, Belgium	Co-pilot	42‑5849⇗	Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗
2⇗	25 June 1943	Target: Industrial Area & Submarine Pens Type: Military Location: Hamburg, Germany	Co-pilot	42‑30143⇗	Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Damaged by flak, crashed near Oldenburg, Germany. MACR 16378. 1Lt. George Riches posthumously awarded Silver Star (Owens p. 200) Sortie Report⇗

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