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Personal info

Full name
MC CABE, Joseph Paul "Joe"
Date of birth
16 July 1921
Age
22
Place of birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
13167962
Rank
Sergeant
Function
Left Waist Gunner
Unit
332nd Bombardment Squadron,
94th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
29 April 1944
Place of death
North Sea, 5 km west of Texel, The Netherlands

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
O 14 8

Immediate family

Members
Joseph P. Mc Cabe (father)
Mary (Sullivan) Mc Cabe (mother)
Harold Mc Cabe (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-102520
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing
MACR: 4468

More information

Sgt Joseph P. Mc Cabe enlisted in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 23 November 1942.

His plane was hit by flak.

Source of information: André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.fold3.com - MACR / WWII Registration Card, www.archives.com - 1930 Census, http://www.8thafhs.com

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet