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MCCALLEN, Jack Richard - Date of
birth
27 June 1921 -
Age
22 -
Place of birth
Pitcairn, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Pitcairn, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Ethnicity
White
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33292995 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
409th Bombardment Squadron,
93rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 April 1944 - Place of
death
Bourgogne-Fresne, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 38 | 49 |
Immediate family
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Members
Charles H. McCallen Sr. (father)
Elizabeth M. (McClowry) McCallen (mother)
Charles H. McCallen Jr. (brother)
Betty J. McCallen (sister)
Helen D. McCallen (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-100248 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Nickname: Bar Fly
Destination: Pforzheim, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the city center
MACR: 3563
More information
Sgt Jack R. McCallen graduated from Pitcairn High School and attended Duquesne University. He worked in a warehouse before he enlisted in Greensburg, Pennsylvania on 2 September 1942. He was sent overseas in September 1943.The aircraft was hit by flak over the target and during the return flight, the formation was attacked by enemy fighters.
Nine crew members were killed and one was taken prisoner.
Sgt McCallen was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Champigneul, France.
He is remembered at Grandview Cemetery in North Versailles, Pennsylvania.
A monument near the corner of the Rue de la Libération and the Avenue du Dr. Manichon in Bourgogne-Fresne, France was erected near the site were two B-24s crashed on 1 April 1944.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / WWII Draft Cards Young Men / Gonzales Family Tree, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – Russ Pickett / Shane O, www.google.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / Ellen Myers Marchese / Gary Hawthorne / Franny, www.ancestry.com – HT Gonzales