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MC CARTY, Martin Winston Jr - Date of
birth
22 December 1917 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Lamkin, Comanche County, Texas -
Hometown
Lubbock County, Texas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-436089 -
Rank
Captain -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
323rd Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 March 1943 - Place of
death
Buldern, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 2 | 19 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Martin W. Mc Carty Sr (father)
Eula A. Mc Carty (mother)
Lauda M. Mc Carty (sister)
Victor H. Mc Carty (brother)
Eula C. Mc Carty (sister)
Marjorie (Davenport) Mc Carty (wife)
Henry Mc Carty (son)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-24549 -
Data
Type: B-17
Nickname: Stupen Taket
Destination: Hamm, Germany
MACR: 15596
More information
Capt Martin W. Mc Carty, Jr graduated from Texas Tech University in Lubbock.The aircraft received a direct flak burst and the pilot gave the bail out order. Only 2 men could leave the plane and it crashed at Buldern/Westfalen, 5 miles N-E of Dulmen.
Source of information: Dennis and Gerda Hermsen, Ron Raaijmakers, WWIIMemorial.com, Missing Aircrew Report 15596
Photo source: Jac Engels, 91st Bomb Group, Men and Women in the Armed Forces from Lubbock County, Texas