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MC CRERY, Marcus Hanna - Date of
birth
5 February 1923 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Ohio -
Hometown
Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
T-127848 -
Rank
Flight Officer -
Function
Bombardier -
Unit
327th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 March 1945 - Place of
death
Forchies-la-Marche, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 34 | 11 |
Immediate family
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Members
Marc Mc Crery (father)
Myrtle R. (Parlette) Mc Crery (mother)
Marjorie Mc Crery (wife)
Tamara Mc Crery (daughter)
Plane data
- Serial
number
44-6584 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Ruhland, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the oil refinery
More information
F/O Marcus H. Mc Crery was a clerk.He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve at Patterson Field, Fairfield, Ohio on 11 December 1942.
The mission of the day was to bomb the oil refinery of Ruhland with 222 bombers. Only 24 of them attacked this primary target. 166, including #44-6584, bombed the secondary target, the marshalling yard at Chemnitz.
While over Brussels, when returning to their base in England, flying at 25,000', aircraft #43-38675 hit prop wash and dropped down, striking aircraft #44-6584.
It was struck at the radio room, broke into three pieces, and both aircraft spiraled down. One parachute came from Lt Schmidt's aircraft: its sole survivor was S/Sgt Edward W. Bartley, Jr., the tail gunner. The other eight crew members were killed.
From the other plane, only Sgt Marshall P. Dellinger, ball turret gunner, was killed when his parachute failed to open. All other members of the crew survived.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Jac Engels, Jean-marie Plusquin, Terry Hirsch, WWII Memorial, National Archives, www.ancestry.com - U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, Clemson University Alumni Association, ArmyAirforces.com forum - "The Route As Briefed" by John S. Sloan
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Bill Bean