Alvis W McCool Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled In Service (KIS) on 27 May 1943 in an accident at Alconbury, ground crew were loading bombs into B-17s for the next day's mission when several bombs detonated. 19 were killed and 14 injured.
Although McCool is listed with the 92nd, he was working with 95th BG personnel when this accident occurred.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron 412th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Killed In Service (KIS) |
Alconbury, Huntingdonshire District, Cambridgeshire, England | 27 May 1943 | |
Tennessee, USA | Exact dates not known |
Revisions
Added an association to the A/C #42-29685 per the casualty list in the A/C description section.
Updated KIS event per info in the "Summary biography".
Added a "-" to the A/C type in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Paul's source - World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel from Tennessee: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/305317?q=*:*
Enlistment Record (NARA)
World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing for the State of Tennessee (NARA https://catalog.archives.gov/id/305317?q=*:*)
92BG monthly histories (AFHRA)
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol.1 by Bishop & Hey p. 134, WWII National monument web site