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MC GUINESS, George Vincent Jr - Date of
birth
24 September 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York -
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32705194 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
701st Bombardment Squadron,
445th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
20 March 1945 - Place of
death
Three miles east of Helgoland, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
George V. Mc Guiness (father)
Helen (Devine) Mc Guiness (mother)
William Mc Guiness (brother)
John Mc Guiness (brother)
James Mc Guiness (brother)
Richard Mc Guiness (brother)
Thomas Mc Guiness (brother)
Mary Ellen Mc Guiness (sister)
Irene P. (Colvin) Mc Guiness (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-48851 -
Data
Type: B-24-JSH
Destination: Hemmingstadt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Heide oil refinery
MACR: 13563
More information
The aircraft received a direct hit by flak while on his bomb run. The right wing came off and a large hole was observed in the left wing. The ship then blew up as it crashed into the water.The entire crew is listed on the Walls of the Missing at Margraten.
Source of information: Danny van der Groen, Raf Dyckmans, André Koch, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR 13563, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census / Mc Guiness Family Tree
Photo source: André Koch