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MC AVOY, James P - Date of
birth
1917 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
Queens, Queens County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-797351 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
401st Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 November 1943 - Place of
death
West of Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 18 | 21 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Mary G. Mc Avoy (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30805 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Bomb Boogies Revenge
Destination: Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Mission: Bombardment Submarine Pens
MACR: 1155
More information
1st Lt James P. Mc Avoy enlisted at Camp Upton, Yaphawk, New York on 4 March 1942.He was KIA while on a mission to bomb the submarine pens at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. His plane was hit over the target by fighter attacks. One section of the wing was on fire and fell off. The plane went down west of Wilhelmshaven. 7 of the 10 man crew were KIA, 3 survived to became POWs.
Footnote to the photo: This photo is from the scrapbook of M.H. (Bill) Jewett Jr. The photo was taken in front of the Bassingbourn Station rest home. The first man in the photo, Julian M. Hexum was the only one in this photo to survive the War. Kenneth B. Rutledge was KIA on the mission as James P. Mc Avoy but in another plane. Kenneth Rutledge is buried in the Cambridge Cemetery.
Source of information: Jody Kelly, Janet Larocco, Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com, www.archives.gov,
www.ancestry.com - Enlistment, www.fold3.com - MACR
Photo source: FOHF, M.H. (Bill) Jewett Jr. Family