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Personal info

Full name
MC ELROY, John Carle
Date of birth
30 December 1910
Age
32
Place of birth
Oil City, Venango County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California

Military service

Service number
39235043
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Tail Gunner
Unit
367th Bombardment Squadron,
306th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
15 May 1943
Place of death
North Sea, about 20 miles north of Helgoland, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
D 11 13

Immediate family

Members
Harry A. Mc Elroy (father)
Grace L. Mc Elroy (Mother)
Lois I. Mc Elroy (sister)
Sarah E. (Booth) Mc Elroy (wife)

Plane data

Serial number
42-29677
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Battlin' B
Destination: Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the submarine construction works
MACR: 16059

More information

S/Sgt John C. Mc Elroy was a driver before he enlisted in Los Angeles, California on 7 April 1942.

On the way to the target the aircraft became disabled by emeny fighters over the North Sea and crashed. Six crew members were killed in the airplane or in the crash, four men were rescued by fishermen and taken prisoner.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, 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 / 1930 Census, www.fold3.com, WWII Draft Card

Photo source: www.findagrave.com