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Personal info

Full name
MAC KAY, Norman Craig
Date of birth
2 May 1916
Age
27
Place of birth
San Francisco, San Francisco County, California
Hometown
San Francisco, California

Military service

Service number
O-724059
Rank
Captain
Function
Navigator
Unit
534th Bombardment Squadron,
381st Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
8 October 1943
Place of death
Dörrieloh, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
H 3 16

Immediate family

Members
William S. Mac Kay (father)
Carrie (Kerlin) Mac Kay (mother)
Mabel K. Mac Kay (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
42-29854
Data
Type: B-17 F
Destination: Bremen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Deschimag U-boat industry plant
MACR: 1395

More information

The aircraft was shot down by Fw Walter Hornburg in a BF-110G-2 of ZG 1/1. It exploded in the air.

Two crew members were taken prisoner, eight were killed.

The pictures were taken in high school in 1932 and 1934.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census / Headstone and Interment Record, www.fold3.com - MACR / WWII Draft Card

Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Commerce High School yearbook, 1932, 1934