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Personal info

Full name
MC AULIFFE, James F
Date of birth
1 January 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut
Hometown
Hartford County, Connecticut

Military service

Service number
11045274
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Left Waist Gunner
Unit
570th Bombardment Squadron,
390th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
10 February 1944
Place of death
Striepe, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 11 50

Immediate family

Members
James Mc Auliffe (father)
Mary F. Mc Auliffe (mother)
Frances Mc. Auliffe (sister)
Mary Mc Auliffe (sister)
Katherine Mc Auliffe (sister)
Irene Mc Auliffe (sister)
John Mc Auliffe (brother)
Daniel Mc Auliffe (brother)
Eugene Mc. Auliffe (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-30337
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Flak Hack
Destination: Braunschweig, Germany
Mission: Bombing
MACR: 2503

More information

S/Sgt James F. Mc Auliffe attended college and, worked as a paymaster.

He enlisted in Hartford, Connecticut on 27 January 1942

He was first buried at the New Cemetery of Lingen, Germany.

S/Sgt McAuliffe is remembered at Northwood Cemetery in Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut.

Source of information: Terry Hirsch, enlistment record / www.archives.gov, www.abmc.gov, CWGC/ABMC / www.findagrave.com, ABMC / National Archives / www.wwiimemorial.com, 1920+1930 Census US / www.ancestry.com, MACR 2503 / www.fold3.com, www.armyairforces.com, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com