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Personal info

Full name
MC DADE, Paul I
Date of birth
16 October 1921
Age
22
Place of birth
Ocean City, Worcester County, Maryland
Hometown
Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland

Military service

Service number
13103051
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Ball Turret Gunner
Unit
326th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 February 1944
Place of death
Zwolle, the Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
J 5 2

Immediate family

Members
Jeremiah Mc Dade (father)
Annie (Bush) Mc Dade (mother)
Bernard Mc Dade (brother)
Mary Mc Dade (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
42-31180
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Schweinfurt, Germany
MACR: 2854

More information

Paul McDade attended Beall High School.

He graduated from Kingman Flexible Gunnery School in 1943.

Aircraft crashed after it had been shot down by enemy fighters. Eight crew members were killed, two were taken prisoner.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.newspapers.com - Cumberland Evening Times, www.fold3.com - WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Cumberland Evening Times - 10 August 1945