TSgt John J McCormack

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TSgt John J McCormack

Birth
New York, USA
Death
4 Mar 1943 (aged 20)
Buldern, Kreis Coesfeld, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Burial
Colonie, Albany County, New York, USA Add to Map
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Capt Martin W McCarty, Jr. and crew were assigned to the 323rd Squadron, 91st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, operating from RAF Bassingbourn (USAAF Station 121) flying B-17F 41-24549, code OR-Q, nicknamed 'Stupen Takit' on their 14th mission. The aircraft sustained a direct hit from AA fire just after leaving the target of the railroad marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany. Capt McCarty ordered a bale out, but Bombardier 1st Lt John R Bell and Waist Gunner S/Sgt George W Engle were the only two crewmen that managed to parachute from the aircraft before it exploded. Both were captured as Prisoners of War (POW)The aircraft crashed near Buldern, Germany.

Capt Martin W McCarty, Jr. crew aboard B-17F, S/N 41-24549 when shot down over Hamm, Germany on 4 March 1943

Capt Martin W McCarty (P) KIA
1st Lt James T Hill (CP) KIA
1st Lt Byron M Bennett (N) KIA
1st Lt John R Bell (B) POW/RTD
T/Sgt John J McCormack (ETTG) KIA
T/Sgt William W Dunnavant (RO) KIA
S/Sgt George W Engle (WG) POW/RTD
Sgt Philip S Cardin (BTG) KIA
Sgt Umberto Pereira (WG) KIA
T/Sgt Robert T Trent (TG) KIA

Crew compiled courtesy Vindicator I
Capt Martin W McCarty, Jr. and crew were assigned to the 323rd Squadron, 91st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, operating from RAF Bassingbourn (USAAF Station 121) flying B-17F 41-24549, code OR-Q, nicknamed 'Stupen Takit' on their 14th mission. The aircraft sustained a direct hit from AA fire just after leaving the target of the railroad marshalling yards at Hamm, Germany. Capt McCarty ordered a bale out, but Bombardier 1st Lt John R Bell and Waist Gunner S/Sgt George W Engle were the only two crewmen that managed to parachute from the aircraft before it exploded. Both were captured as Prisoners of War (POW)The aircraft crashed near Buldern, Germany.

Capt Martin W McCarty, Jr. crew aboard B-17F, S/N 41-24549 when shot down over Hamm, Germany on 4 March 1943

Capt Martin W McCarty (P) KIA
1st Lt James T Hill (CP) KIA
1st Lt Byron M Bennett (N) KIA
1st Lt John R Bell (B) POW/RTD
T/Sgt John J McCormack (ETTG) KIA
T/Sgt William W Dunnavant (RO) KIA
S/Sgt George W Engle (WG) POW/RTD
Sgt Philip S Cardin (BTG) KIA
Sgt Umberto Pereira (WG) KIA
T/Sgt Robert T Trent (TG) KIA

Crew compiled courtesy Vindicator I

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