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MC CLINTIC, George Jr - Date of
birth
29 July 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Elberton, Elbert County, Georgia -
Hometown
White City, St. Lucie County, Florida
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-797038 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
422nd Bombardment Squadron,
305th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
27 September 1943 - Place of
death
Landringhausen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 13 | 42 |
Immediate family
-
Members
George Mc Clintic (father)
Nora M. (Conwell) Mc Clintic (mother)
John L. Mc Clintic (brother)
William I. Mc Clintic (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-29555 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Centaur
Destination: Hannover, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the city
MACR: 906
More information
George Mc Clintic Jr attended high school for four years and was a sales clerk at Stricklands Pharmacy.He volunteered for the Army of the United States at Morrison Field, Florida on 30 March 1942.
Four B-17s of the squadron took part in a night raid with the RAF. This aircraft was attacked by enemy fighters and shot down. Three crew members survived and were taken prisoner, seven men were killed.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil / Florida, State Census / 1930 Census, www.fold3.com
Photo source: Jac Engels