Name | McMann, George Francis, Jr ‡ |
Rank | Corporal / Sergeant |
Serial Number | 31292536 ‡ |
Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #159 dated 9 August 1944, effective 9 August 1944. |
Duty | Ball Turret Gunner |
MOS | 612 - Airplane Armorer / Gunner |
Last Duty Date | 28 September 1944 |
Results |
Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands: Plot N Row 22 Grave 4 |
Additional Information |
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Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 9753⇓ (23.666 MB) |
CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
---|---|---|
2nd Lt. Gilbert, Stanley Milton⇗ | Pilot | CT |
2nd Lt. Dobson, Roy E⇗ | Co-pilot | TBD |
Flt. Ofcr. McCarthy, Robert George⇗ | Navigator | CT |
2nd Lt. Rinkovsky, Charles (NMI)⇗ | Bombardier | POW |
SGT. Hickman, Noah Clarence⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | CT |
SGT. Chase, Marion Butler, Jr⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | CT |
CPL. McMann, George Francis, Jr | Ball Turret Gunner | KIA |
CPL. Carella, Jack Vito⇗ | Tail Gunner | CT |
CPL. Hintergardt, Leroy (NMI)⇗ | Flexible Gunner | TR |
CPL. Hurley, Ralph Ashby⇗ | Flexible Gunner | TR |
Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
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186⇗ | 30 August 1944 |
Target: NOBALL (V-1 Launch Site) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Crepieul, France |
Ball Turret | 43‑38062⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
187⇗ | 3 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑97282⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
188⇗ | 5 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Ball Turret | 43‑37703⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
189⇗ | 8 September 1944 |
Target: I. G. Farben Chemical Works Type: Industry Location: Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑37822⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off High group flying spare; joined formation, but turned back because he could not keep up with formation due to two supercharger failures; bombs returned to base. Sortie Report⇗ |
191⇗ | 10 September 1944 |
Target: BMW Motor Component Parts Plant Type: Industry Location: Sindelfingen, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑39888⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
192⇗ | 11 September 1944 |
Target: Oil Refinery Type: Oil Industry Location: Lützkendorf & Merseburg, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑39888⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit 41A Group, Hot Camera ship. Sortie Report⇗ |
196⇗ | 19 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Hamm, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑97282⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Hot camera ship, lead Squadron. Sortie Report⇗ |
197⇗ | 21 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Mainz, Germany |
Ball Turret | 44‑6080⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
198⇗ | 25 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards Type: Transportation Location: Frankfurt am Main, Germany |
Ball Turret | 42‑97320⇗ |
Aborted Mission After Taking Off C Wing, lead group. Aborted over base during assembly due to personnel illness. Sortie Report⇗ |
199⇗ | 26 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Osnabrück, Germany |
Ball Turret | 43‑38016⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Low group. Sortie Report⇗ |
200⇗ | 27 September 1944 |
Target: Railroad Marshalling Yards (PFF Aiming Points) Type: Transportation Location: Cologne / Köln, Germany |
Ball Turret | 43‑38615⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Ground Spare Aircraft; replaced 42‑37822. Sortie Report⇗ |
201⇗ | 28 September 1944 |
Target: Steelworks Type: Industry Location: Magdeburg, Germany |
Ball Turret | 43‑37822⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Collided with 42‑31222 over target: Wallace Storey related details of the collision in Decker's Memories (2nd edition, page 169). Both ships went down on fire and out of control; no chutes; crashed near Osteringersleben, Germany; MACR 9753. Sortie Report⇗ |