Edward T McGuire

Military
media-47950.jpeg UPL 47950 1st Lt Edward T McGuire, 389BG

USAAF Photo

Object Number - UPL 47950 - 1st Lt Edward T McGuire, 389BG

Assigned to 415BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid in B-24 Liberator 42-40520 'Yen Tu' 1-Aug-43; hit by flak and with wounded crew pressed on to bomb target, pilots climbed to allow bale out of crew then crashed at Barcanesti, Romania, Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 176.



Awards: DFC, AM, PH.

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 389th Bomb Group stand with a B-24 Liberator used as a Flight Assembly Ship. Image via Tim Bivens. Handwritten caption from Bivens: 'My friend remembers it being named "Bucksheesh Benny" that it was used to fly Jack Benny around USA shows. Says it flew in North Africa with Benny and was eventually assigned to 389th as a hack and later as a form-up ship. He thinks it was originally with another group (possibly 376th or 98th).' Handwritten caption on reverse: '389th BG Form-up ship.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Ninth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 345th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15332826
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Gunner
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 415th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19078342 / O-738975
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 415th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18057913
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 415th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35310669
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flight Engineer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 98th Bomb Group 415th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15017642 / O-674600
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Yen Tu
  • Unit: Ninth Air Force

Missions

Places

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Soluch Airfield

Events

Event Location Date Description

Enlisted

Chicago, IL 19 January 1942 Chicago, Illinois

Died

Bărcănești, Romania 1 August 1943 Failed to Return (FTR) Ploesti raid in B-24 Liberator 42-40520 'Yen Tu' 1-Aug-43; Lost near the target Ploesti, crashed Barcanesti, Romania, KIA MACR 176.

Based

Assigned

Benina 1 August 1943 Assigned to 415BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF.

Buried

Tablets of the Missing Florence, Provincia di Firenze Toscana, Italy.
Chicago, IL, USA Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Born

Illinois

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