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MCIVER, Oscar Sylvester II - Date of
birth
4 January 1924 -
Age
20 -
Place of birth
Antlers, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma -
Hometown
Tishomingo, Johnston County, Oklahoma
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
18193018 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
338th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 February 1944 - Place of
death
Pisseleux, France
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 28 | 41 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Gerald I. McIver (father)
Margaret R. (Eldredge) McIver (mother)
Geraldene McIver (sister)
Wilma C. McIver (sister)
Van E. McIver (brother)
Gaynell McIver (sister)
Jack B. McIver (brother)
Pat McIver (brother)
Naomi McIver (sister)
Michael D. McIver (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-38015 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Romilly-sur-Seine, France
Mission: Bombing of the airfield
MACR: 2342
More information
S/Sgt Oscar S. McIver worked on the family farm before he volunteered for the Army of the United States in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on 14 November 1942.Enemy aircraft hit the gas tank in the left wing which blew up. The airplane then collided with a Fw-190 and crashed.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Champigneul, France.
The crew is remembered on a monument in Pisseleux.
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 / Kirkpatrick Family Tree / 1940 Census, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – Dawn Kelley, https://b17flyingfortress.de/
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / Clement Christophe, www.ancestry.com – Jeff Shonkwiler