Jethern Joseph McConathy Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Rear L-R: Hilaire Lisabeth, Robert Britz, Jethern McConathy Jr, James Miller, John McGlinn, John Heer.
Front L-R: Charles Glasgow, George Ashford, John Cashman, Homer Goff.
Object Number - UPL 57200 - Charles Glasgow crew: Rear L-R: Hilaire Lisabeth, Robert Britz, Jethern McConathy Jr, James Miller, John McGlinn, John Heer. Front L-R: Charles...
Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Charles Glasgow crew. 4 x combat mission. Failed to Return (FTR) Magdeburg in B-17 44-8335 28-Sep-44; shot down by fighters, crashed Barum, near Linden, South of Brunswick, Germany. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 9405
Awards: PH.
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-25490
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Anacoco, LA | 8 December 1922 | Son of Jethern J. of Sr and Edith B. [Biven] McConathy. |
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Enlisted |
Shreveport, LA | 8 February 1943 | Shreveport, Louisiana |
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Died |
South of Brunswick, Germany | 28 September 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Magdeburg in B-17 44-8335 28-Sep-44; shot down by fighters, crashed South of Brunswick, Germany. KIA MACR 9405 |
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Buried |
Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Louisville, Jefferson County, KY | 14 May 1951 | Re-Interred Zachary Taylor National Cemetery Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky |
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Based |
Molesworth | 28 September 1944 | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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MACR 9405 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database