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MC CLURKIN, Joseph Kirkpatrick - Date of
birth
19 February 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Pike Road, Montgomery County, Alabama -
Hometown
Montgomery County, Alabama
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-806283 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
332nd Bombardment Squadron,
94th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
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 - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Joseph K. Mc Clurkin (father)
Mattie A. Mc Clurkin (mother)
Mary D. Mc Clurkin (sister)
Elizabeth Mc Clurkin (sister)
Emma J. Mc Clurkin (sister)
Alma Mc Clurkin (sister)
Ann R. Mc Clurkin (sister)
Eleise J. Mc Clurkin (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-102520 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing
MACR: 4468
More information
2nd Lt Joseph P. Mc Clurkin enlisted in Montgomery, Alabama on 4 August 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 4468, www.ancestry.com - 1910/1920/1930/1940 Census, http://www.8thafhs.com
Photo source: André Koch, www.findagrave.com – Mary Enzor Smith, www.ancestry.com - U.S School Yearbooks 1938, Chris van der Linde