392nd Bombardment Group
Mission #21 Target: St. Jean D'Angely, France
CREW LOADING LIST FOR 31 December 1943
578th Sqdn.
Aircraft 605
P McKee, T.R. 1st Lt.
CP Walker, T.G. 2nd Lt.
N Dinsmore, R.S. 2nd Lt.
B Simons, L. 2nd Lt.
E Nuzum, M.E. Sgt.
R Murphy, H.G. S/Sgt.
AE Sackal, W.M. T/Sgt.
AR Morrison, T.C. T/Sgt.
AG Painter, R.E. S/Sgt.
G Malavasic, A.F. S/Sgt.
CREW POSITIONS AND STATUS:
P 1/LT McKee, Thomas R. KIA
CP 2/LT Walker, Thomas G. KlA
N 2/LT Dinsmore, Robert S. KIA
B 2/LT Simons, Lee (NMI) KlA
R/O T/S Morrison, Thomas C. KIA
EnG T/S Sackal, Ward M. KIA
WG S/S Murphy, Horace G. Jr KIA
WG SGT Nuzum, Marion E. KIA
BG S/S Painter, Richard E. KIA
TG S/S Malavasic, Anthony F.POW
NEXT OF KIN DATA IN WWII: The following record is given in this MACR: McKee (Wife, Mrs. Thomas R. of Lebanon, Tennessee) Walker (Mother, Mary G. Walker, Roswell, Pennsylvania); Dinsmore (Mother, Ada Dinsmore, New Kensington, Pennsylvania); Simons (Wife, Adrienne of Brookline, Massachusetts); Morrison (Wife, Marjorie, Marshall,, Pennsylvania); Sackel (Father, George J., Norwalk, Connecticut); Murphy (Wife, Myra Jane of Kilgore, Texas); Musum (Wife, Fay W, Wheeling, West Virginia); Painter (Mother, Anna J, Dale, Indiana); and Malavasic (Mother, Frances, Cleveland, Ohio).
392nd Mission 21
Dec. 31 1943 St. Jean de Anglys (McKee Crew Lost)
Another one for the Blue Ribbon crew.
Medium altitude over the Brest peninsula into Biscay Bay and then to this airfield in Southern France. Boy! oh Boy! I had a ringside seat for the bombing. Straddled my parachute and looked down through the glass. Man oh man did they smash the hell out of that target. It sure was fun to watch those bombs run up the buildings - Just like in the movies. One nazi pilot taking off ran smack into one. McKee was in formation with the 93rd and blew up over target. Damn soupy coming in. Formation couldn't find field - left them and homed on Gee box right into field. Saw one Nazi go down in flames. Major commended me for sketch I made of target showing hits.
Ray J. Dunphy
O-682311
578th Bombardment Sqdn
392nd Bombardment Group
U.S. Army
According to French researcher Bernard Ballanger, 1st Lt McKee was flying near the end of the 445th Bomb Group formation when they were attacked by a band of German fighters coming from all directions. A French eyewitness saw his B-24 start to smoke and then leave the formation. It exploded into several pieces. A burning wing fell on the home of Mrs. Yvonne Bourdejeau, who died on Jan. 20, 1944 from burns
Mission #21 Target: St. Jean D'Angely, France
CREW LOADING LIST FOR 31 December 1943
578th Sqdn.
Aircraft 605
P McKee, T.R. 1st Lt.
CP Walker, T.G. 2nd Lt.
N Dinsmore, R.S. 2nd Lt.
B Simons, L. 2nd Lt.
E Nuzum, M.E. Sgt.
R Murphy, H.G. S/Sgt.
AE Sackal, W.M. T/Sgt.
AR Morrison, T.C. T/Sgt.
AG Painter, R.E. S/Sgt.
G Malavasic, A.F. S/Sgt.
CREW POSITIONS AND STATUS:
P 1/LT McKee, Thomas R. KIA
CP 2/LT Walker, Thomas G. KlA
N 2/LT Dinsmore, Robert S. KIA
B 2/LT Simons, Lee (NMI) KlA
R/O T/S Morrison, Thomas C. KIA
EnG T/S Sackal, Ward M. KIA
WG S/S Murphy, Horace G. Jr KIA
WG SGT Nuzum, Marion E. KIA
BG S/S Painter, Richard E. KIA
TG S/S Malavasic, Anthony F.POW
NEXT OF KIN DATA IN WWII: The following record is given in this MACR: McKee (Wife, Mrs. Thomas R. of Lebanon, Tennessee) Walker (Mother, Mary G. Walker, Roswell, Pennsylvania); Dinsmore (Mother, Ada Dinsmore, New Kensington, Pennsylvania); Simons (Wife, Adrienne of Brookline, Massachusetts); Morrison (Wife, Marjorie, Marshall,, Pennsylvania); Sackel (Father, George J., Norwalk, Connecticut); Murphy (Wife, Myra Jane of Kilgore, Texas); Musum (Wife, Fay W, Wheeling, West Virginia); Painter (Mother, Anna J, Dale, Indiana); and Malavasic (Mother, Frances, Cleveland, Ohio).
392nd Mission 21
Dec. 31 1943 St. Jean de Anglys (McKee Crew Lost)
Another one for the Blue Ribbon crew.
Medium altitude over the Brest peninsula into Biscay Bay and then to this airfield in Southern France. Boy! oh Boy! I had a ringside seat for the bombing. Straddled my parachute and looked down through the glass. Man oh man did they smash the hell out of that target. It sure was fun to watch those bombs run up the buildings - Just like in the movies. One nazi pilot taking off ran smack into one. McKee was in formation with the 93rd and blew up over target. Damn soupy coming in. Formation couldn't find field - left them and homed on Gee box right into field. Saw one Nazi go down in flames. Major commended me for sketch I made of target showing hits.
Ray J. Dunphy
O-682311
578th Bombardment Sqdn
392nd Bombardment Group
U.S. Army
According to French researcher Bernard Ballanger, 1st Lt McKee was flying near the end of the 445th Bomb Group formation when they were attacked by a band of German fighters coming from all directions. A French eyewitness saw his B-24 start to smoke and then leave the formation. It exploded into several pieces. A burning wing fell on the home of Mrs. Yvonne Bourdejeau, who died on Jan. 20, 1944 from burns
392nd Bombardment Group
Mission #21 Target: St. Jean D'Angely, France
CREW LOADING LIST FOR 31 December 1943
578th Sqdn.
Aircraft 605
P McKee, T.R. 1st Lt.
CP Walker, T.G. 2nd Lt.
N Dinsmore, R.S. 2nd Lt.
B Simons, L. 2nd Lt.
E Nuzum, M.E. Sgt.
R Murphy, H.G. S/Sgt.
AE Sackal, W.M. T/Sgt.
AR Morrison, T.C. T/Sgt.
AG Painter, R.E. S/Sgt.
G Malavasic, A.F. S/Sgt.
CREW POSITIONS AND STATUS:
P 1/LT McKee, Thomas R. KIA
CP 2/LT Walker, Thomas G. KlA
N 2/LT Dinsmore, Robert S. KIA
B 2/LT Simons, Lee (NMI) KlA
R/O T/S Morrison, Thomas C. KIA
EnG T/S Sackal, Ward M. KIA
WG S/S Murphy, Horace G. Jr KIA
WG SGT Nuzum, Marion E. KIA
BG S/S Painter, Richard E. KIA
TG S/S Malavasic, Anthony F.POW
NEXT OF KIN DATA IN WWII: The following record is given in this MACR: McKee (Wife, Mrs. Thomas R. of Lebanon, Tennessee) Walker (Mother, Mary G. Walker, Roswell, Pennsylvania); Dinsmore (Mother, Ada Dinsmore, New Kensington, Pennsylvania); Simons (Wife, Adrienne of Brookline, Massachusetts); Morrison (Wife, Marjorie, Marshall,, Pennsylvania); Sackel (Father, George J., Norwalk, Connecticut); Murphy (Wife, Myra Jane of Kilgore, Texas); Musum (Wife, Fay W, Wheeling, West Virginia); Painter (Mother, Anna J, Dale, Indiana); and Malavasic (Mother, Frances, Cleveland, Ohio).
392nd Mission 21
Dec. 31 1943 St. Jean de Anglys (McKee Crew Lost)
Another one for the Blue Ribbon crew.
Medium altitude over the Brest peninsula into Biscay Bay and then to this airfield in Southern France. Boy! oh Boy! I had a ringside seat for the bombing. Straddled my parachute and looked down through the glass. Man oh man did they smash the hell out of that target. It sure was fun to watch those bombs run up the buildings - Just like in the movies. One nazi pilot taking off ran smack into one. McKee was in formation with the 93rd and blew up over target. Damn soupy coming in. Formation couldn't find field - left them and homed on Gee box right into field. Saw one Nazi go down in flames. Major commended me for sketch I made of target showing hits.
Ray J. Dunphy
O-682311
578th Bombardment Sqdn
392nd Bombardment Group
U.S. Army
According to French researcher Bernard Ballanger, 1st Lt McKee was flying near the end of the 445th Bomb Group formation when they were attacked by a band of German fighters coming from all directions. A French eyewitness saw his B-24 start to smoke and then leave the formation. It exploded into several pieces. A burning wing fell on the home of Mrs. Yvonne Bourdejeau, who died on Jan. 20, 1944 from burns
Mission #21 Target: St. Jean D'Angely, France
CREW LOADING LIST FOR 31 December 1943
578th Sqdn.
Aircraft 605
P McKee, T.R. 1st Lt.
CP Walker, T.G. 2nd Lt.
N Dinsmore, R.S. 2nd Lt.
B Simons, L. 2nd Lt.
E Nuzum, M.E. Sgt.
R Murphy, H.G. S/Sgt.
AE Sackal, W.M. T/Sgt.
AR Morrison, T.C. T/Sgt.
AG Painter, R.E. S/Sgt.
G Malavasic, A.F. S/Sgt.
CREW POSITIONS AND STATUS:
P 1/LT McKee, Thomas R. KIA
CP 2/LT Walker, Thomas G. KlA
N 2/LT Dinsmore, Robert S. KIA
B 2/LT Simons, Lee (NMI) KlA
R/O T/S Morrison, Thomas C. KIA
EnG T/S Sackal, Ward M. KIA
WG S/S Murphy, Horace G. Jr KIA
WG SGT Nuzum, Marion E. KIA
BG S/S Painter, Richard E. KIA
TG S/S Malavasic, Anthony F.POW
NEXT OF KIN DATA IN WWII: The following record is given in this MACR: McKee (Wife, Mrs. Thomas R. of Lebanon, Tennessee) Walker (Mother, Mary G. Walker, Roswell, Pennsylvania); Dinsmore (Mother, Ada Dinsmore, New Kensington, Pennsylvania); Simons (Wife, Adrienne of Brookline, Massachusetts); Morrison (Wife, Marjorie, Marshall,, Pennsylvania); Sackel (Father, George J., Norwalk, Connecticut); Murphy (Wife, Myra Jane of Kilgore, Texas); Musum (Wife, Fay W, Wheeling, West Virginia); Painter (Mother, Anna J, Dale, Indiana); and Malavasic (Mother, Frances, Cleveland, Ohio).
392nd Mission 21
Dec. 31 1943 St. Jean de Anglys (McKee Crew Lost)
Another one for the Blue Ribbon crew.
Medium altitude over the Brest peninsula into Biscay Bay and then to this airfield in Southern France. Boy! oh Boy! I had a ringside seat for the bombing. Straddled my parachute and looked down through the glass. Man oh man did they smash the hell out of that target. It sure was fun to watch those bombs run up the buildings - Just like in the movies. One nazi pilot taking off ran smack into one. McKee was in formation with the 93rd and blew up over target. Damn soupy coming in. Formation couldn't find field - left them and homed on Gee box right into field. Saw one Nazi go down in flames. Major commended me for sketch I made of target showing hits.
Ray J. Dunphy
O-682311
578th Bombardment Sqdn
392nd Bombardment Group
U.S. Army
According to French researcher Bernard Ballanger, 1st Lt McKee was flying near the end of the 445th Bomb Group formation when they were attacked by a band of German fighters coming from all directions. A French eyewitness saw his B-24 start to smoke and then leave the formation. It exploded into several pieces. A burning wing fell on the home of Mrs. Yvonne Bourdejeau, who died on Jan. 20, 1944 from burns
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