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MCCORMICK, Vance I - Date of
birth
24 October 1916 -
Age
28 -
Place of birth
Drain, Douglas County, Oregon -
Hometown
Multnomah County, Oregon
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-765705 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
451st Bombardment Squadron,
322nd Bombardment Group, Medium
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 January 1945 - Place of
death
Altenkirchen, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 5 | 17 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Karl C. McCormick (father)
Daisy L. (Hoover) McCormick (mother)
Granville McCormick (brother)
Jeanette McCormick (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-67813 -
Data
Type: B-26G
Destination: Stadtkyll, Germany
MACR: 12003
More information
2nd Lt Vance I. McCormick joined the Regular Army in Santa Ana, California on 18 March 1943.S/Sgt James M. Romine:
"I was flying as tail gunner in the lead ship in the first box. I saw the number five ship in the high flight receive a direct flak hit in the left engine, and then it immediately lost altitude, sliding into the burning engine. I next noticed the left wheel falling off, and then the left engine fell off. The wing fell off, and the plane went into a spin approximately three or four thousand feet above the ground. I saw no chutes open. The ship seemed to be under control until the wing collapsed."
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census, www.fold3.com
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Luxembourg American Cemetery