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 | |
| Related Documents |
Missing Air Crew Report # 16378⇓ (0.477 MB)
Richard Joseph McCray⇓ (filesize unknown) |
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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