Harry B McGregor
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 6896
Lt. Harry McGregor
Pilot
Crew #716
Shot down on 9 August 1944. KIA 466th Bomb Group collection
Pilot
Crew #716
Shot down on 9 August 1944. KIA 466th Bomb Group collection
466th BG Historian
Crashed at Puettlingen on 8/9/44 in B-24 'Penthouse For 10' 42-95268, Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-700860
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 784th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17120283
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16081156
- Highest Rank: Technician Third Grade
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron 787th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-685347
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Penthouse for Ten
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Grapevine, Texas | 15 June 1920 | |
Other Killed in action |
Püttlingen, 66292 Riegelsberg, Germany | 9 August 1944 | Hit by flak near target. Broke off right wing. A/C went into a flat spin. 8 KIA, 2 POW |
Buried |
Baton Rouge, LA, USA | Baton Rouge National Cemetery Baton Rouge East Baton Rouge Parish Louisiana, USA Plot: 2, 63-A |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
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Added "Possible DUPLICATE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Contributor466thHistorian
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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7382