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MC GEE, Francis Joseph - Date of
birth
4 November 1918 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Jersey City, Hudson County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Hudson County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-792489 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
332nd Bombardment Squadron,
94th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
13 June 1943 - Place of
death
Rosenhof Farm
Ehndorf, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 34 | 11 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Philip Mc Gee (father)
Margaret (Smyth) Mc Gee (mother)
Eleanor Mc Gee (sister)
Patrick Mc Gee (brother)
Mary Mc Gee (sister)
Jean Mc Gee (sister)
Eugene Mc Gee (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-29940 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Kiel, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the U-boat yards
MACR: 16200
More information
2nd Lt Francis J. Mc Gee graduated from Snyder High School and attended Pace University.He volunteered for the US Army in Mitchel Field Hempstead L I, New York on 19 January 1942.
An aircraft believed to be B-17F 42-29940, piloted by 1st Lt Loog, was hit by an aerial bomb while flying in the target area. The aircraft was seen to explode and no further observations made.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, 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, www.fold3.com, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Jersey Journal - 29 June 1943