Richard McGuire
Military
Photo via American Battle Monuments Commission.
Object Number - UPL 41162 - Cpl Richard McGuire, 676BS, 461BG, 15AF. Photo via American Battle Monuments Commission.
Assigned to 767BS, 561BG, 15AF USAAF. 1st combat mission. Failed to Return (FTR) Blechammer mission in B-24 42-51319 'Welcome Wagon'; mauled by fighters, failed to escape A/C prior to disintegration. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 10651
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Fifteenth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 461st Bomb Group 767th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14164992 / O-825560
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Welcome Wagon
- Unit: 461st Bomb Group 767th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Lorraine American Cemetery, St Avold, France
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Cerignola #3
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Enlisted |
Fort Devens, MA | 20 January 1944 | Fort Devens, Massachusetts |
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Died |
Prague, Czech | 17 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Blechammer mission in B-24 42-51319 'Welcome Wagon'; mauled by fighters, failed to escape A/C prior to disintegration. KIA MACR 10651 |
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Buried |
Re-Interred Lorraine American Cemetery and Memorial St. Avold, France Plot K Row 16 Grave 25 | ||
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Born |
NewHaven County, CT | Son of William C and Helen [Buerger] McGuire. | |
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Based |
Torretta | 17 December 1944 | Assigned to 767BS, 561BG, 15AF USAAF. |
