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MC PHEE, Jay Bruce - Date of
birth
20 July 1919 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
Saginaw County, Michigan -
Hometown
Wayne County, Michigan
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
36122736 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Top Turret Gunner/Engineer -
Unit
351st Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 October 1943 - Place of
death
Near Bellingwolde, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 3 | 27 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Jay G. Mc Phee (father)
Sara H. (Pendred) Mc Phee (mother)
Colin P. Mc Phee (brother)
Ida M. Mc Phee (sister)
Celia Mc Phee (sister)
Shirley Mc Phee (sister)
Robert L. Loskowski (halfbrother)
Ronald C. Loskowski (halfbrother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3386 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Marie Helena
Destination: Bremen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Deschimag U-boat yards
MACR: 949
More information
T/Sgt Jay B. Mc Phee was a welder.He enlisted in Detroit, Michigan on 10 July 1941.
The airplane was rammed by a FW-190 flown by Oblt Erich Hondt. Both aircraft went down and disintegrated in mid-air, the wreckage falling over a wide area near Bellingwolde, 28 miles east of Groningen, The Netherlands at 15.30 hours.
The entire crew of ten was killed. Most of the bodies were burnt to the third degree.
Lt Gormley, Lt Fox, T/Sgt Von Seggern, T/Sgt Mc Phee and S/Sgt Presley were buried in the protestant churchyard of Bellingwolde. Lt Motta, Lt Heath, S/Sgt Hilton, S/Sgt Avery Jr. and S/Sgt Rife were buried on 18 October 1943 in the nearby Lutheran cemetery of Leer, Germany, S/Sgt Presle's body was found a week later in a canal.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.100thbg.com, National WWII Memorial, Footnote, www.ancestry.com - 1920 Census / Family Trees, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.8thafhs.com
Photo source: Michel Beckers, www.100thbg.com, Laura Kottwitz