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MAC KENZIE, John R - Date of
birth
15 July 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Buffalo County, New York -
Hometown
Erie County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-808858 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
20th Bombardment Squadron,
2nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
21 July 1944 - Place of
death
Feuerkogel Mountain
Ebensee, Austria
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 22 | 4 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Kenneth H. Mac Kenzie (father)
Margaret R. Mac Kenzie (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31789 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Brüx, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the oil refinery
MACR: 6685
More information
Statement of S/Sgt Morten P. Jones:"A formation of about twenty fighters attacked our squadron, coming in at about 50 degrees high. B-17 N° 789 was flying our right wing when a 20mm hit them in the tail, blowing the whole tail wheel off. The right wing was hit and looked as thought it was to fall off. I saw N° 789 go down and two parachutes leave the plane, it then crashed into a mountain side and caught fire."
Five crew members were killed, five were taken prisoner.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in St. Avold, France.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten,Terry Hirsch, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com – Russ Pickett, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / 1940 Census / New York Records of the State National Guard, www.fold3.com - MACR
Photo source: Jac Engels