Edward T McGuire
Military
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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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 389th Bomb Group 98th Bomb Group 415th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36372468
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner and Cameraman
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 415th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18024480 / O-660914
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 415th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 7060824
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 98th Bomb Group 415th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14100591
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Gunner
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Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Chicago, IL | 19 January 1942 | Chicago, Illinois |
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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. |
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Based Assigned |
Benina | 1 August 1943 | Assigned to 415BS, 98BG, 9AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Florence, Provincia di Firenze Toscana, Italy. | ||
| Chicago, IL, USA | Chicago, Illinois, USA. | ||
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Born |
Illinois |