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MC KEE, Arnold - Date of
birth
4 December 1917 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Donahagdee, County Down, Northern Ireland -
Hometown
Long Beach, Los Angeles County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39548421 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Waist Gunner -
Unit
570th Bombardment Squadron,
390th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
28 May 1944 - Place of
death
Lostau, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
James A. Mc Kee (father)
Agnes M. Mc Kee (mother)
William Mc Kee (brother)
Samuel Mc Kee (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31985 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Devil's Aces
Destination: Magdeburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the BRABAG Braunkohle, oil refinery
MACR: 5258
More information
S/Sgt Arnold Mc Kee enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 12 December 1942.About 1407 hours near Magdeburg, A/C #985, flying #5 position, went down in a steep spiral with part of the vertical stabilizer shot away after an attack by enemy aircraft. No fire or smoke was observed. One crew reported the airplane exploded on hitting the ground.
Seven crew members were killed, three were taken prisoner.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, Carla Mans, WWII Draft Cards www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.8thafhs.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - U.S. School Yearbooks California Long Beach Polytechnic High School 1936