Staff Sergeant, 422nd Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, World War II.
Ball Turret Gunner aboard B-17F Flying Fortress #42-3091.
Shot down on night mission with the RAF by a German Bf 110G-4 fighter and crashed at
Groß-Karben, about 16 kilometers northeast of Frankfurt, Germany.
Five crew members were killed and five survived and were taken prisoners. Missing Air Crew Report № 785.
The other crew members KIA were:
2nd Lt. Edward L. Troph, O-675011, Cleveland, OH, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Robert E. Pierce, O-673884, Middlebury, VT, Bombardier
T/Sgt. Clarence H. Brauser, 38131469, Drummond, OK, Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
S/Sgt. Delano E. Williams, 31314238, Windsor, CT, Left Waist Gunner
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McCoy enlisted in the Army at Ft. Leavenworth, KS, August 30, 1941.
His service number was 17020059.
Contributor: Tim Cook (46481904)
Ball Turret Gunner aboard B-17F Flying Fortress #42-3091.
Shot down on night mission with the RAF by a German Bf 110G-4 fighter and crashed at
Groß-Karben, about 16 kilometers northeast of Frankfurt, Germany.
Five crew members were killed and five survived and were taken prisoners. Missing Air Crew Report № 785.
The other crew members KIA were:
2nd Lt. Edward L. Troph, O-675011, Cleveland, OH, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Robert E. Pierce, O-673884, Middlebury, VT, Bombardier
T/Sgt. Clarence H. Brauser, 38131469, Drummond, OK, Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
S/Sgt. Delano E. Williams, 31314238, Windsor, CT, Left Waist Gunner
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McCoy enlisted in the Army at Ft. Leavenworth, KS, August 30, 1941.
His service number was 17020059.
Contributor: Tim Cook (46481904)
Staff Sergeant, 422nd Bomb Squadron, 305th Bomb Group, World War II.
Ball Turret Gunner aboard B-17F Flying Fortress #42-3091.
Shot down on night mission with the RAF by a German Bf 110G-4 fighter and crashed at
Groß-Karben, about 16 kilometers northeast of Frankfurt, Germany.
Five crew members were killed and five survived and were taken prisoners. Missing Air Crew Report № 785.
The other crew members KIA were:
2nd Lt. Edward L. Troph, O-675011, Cleveland, OH, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Robert E. Pierce, O-673884, Middlebury, VT, Bombardier
T/Sgt. Clarence H. Brauser, 38131469, Drummond, OK, Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
S/Sgt. Delano E. Williams, 31314238, Windsor, CT, Left Waist Gunner
~
McCoy enlisted in the Army at Ft. Leavenworth, KS, August 30, 1941.
His service number was 17020059.
Contributor: Tim Cook (46481904)
Ball Turret Gunner aboard B-17F Flying Fortress #42-3091.
Shot down on night mission with the RAF by a German Bf 110G-4 fighter and crashed at
Groß-Karben, about 16 kilometers northeast of Frankfurt, Germany.
Five crew members were killed and five survived and were taken prisoners. Missing Air Crew Report № 785.
The other crew members KIA were:
2nd Lt. Edward L. Troph, O-675011, Cleveland, OH, Co-Pilot
2nd Lt. Robert E. Pierce, O-673884, Middlebury, VT, Bombardier
T/Sgt. Clarence H. Brauser, 38131469, Drummond, OK, Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
S/Sgt. Delano E. Williams, 31314238, Windsor, CT, Left Waist Gunner
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McCoy enlisted in the Army at Ft. Leavenworth, KS, August 30, 1941.
His service number was 17020059.
Contributor: Tim Cook (46481904)
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