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MC LEAN, James Edward - Date of
birth
27 September 1916 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, Kentucky -
Hometown
Caldwell County, Kentucky
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-798539 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
413th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 January 1944 - Place of
death
Near Lingen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 40 | 39 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Oswald Mc Lean (father)
Bessie Mc Lean (mother)
Virginia W. (Redd) Mc Lean (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30518 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Short Stride IV
Destination: Münster, Germany
MACR: 2016
More information
Collided with aircraft 42-5953, both going down.On the mission to Munster, Germany, 1LT James McLean was piloting ShortStride IV and 2LT George Davis was in command of Skin and Bones. The sun momentarily blinded them when they turned toward the target. Seventeen young American airmen were killed in the resulting crash. Three airmen survived to become prisoners of war.
1st Lt James E. Mc. Lean first buried at Temporary American Military Cemetery Ardennes, Belgium Block T, Row 7, Grave 173.
Source of information:
Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - U.S.,
Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, www.findagrave.com - Gene Hunter / Rick Ramey, http://96bg.org
Photo source: Jac Engels, http://96bg.org, www.findagrave.com - Rick Ramey