MacKichan, William Graham

Individual Personnel Data
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	Date of Birth: 1 October 1920
Related Documents	Missing Air Crew Report # 4352⇓ (41.543 MB)
Photo Album:	Crew Photo Album⇗

Crew Composition When Assigned to the 384th BG
Replacement Combat Crew
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

Missions, Aircraft, Crews
This individual was credited with 13 Combat Missions.
Number	Date	Target	Position	Aircraft	Mission/Sortie Information
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⇗

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