Arthur William McCormick Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 733BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Brunswick in B-24 41-28745; shot down 8-May-44, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4590
Awards: AM, 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: 453rd Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-735812
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: The Bold Sea Rover
- Unit: 453rd Bomb Group 486th Bomb Group 733rd Bomb Squadron 835th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
El Paso, Texas | 24 December 1918 | Son of Arthur William Sr and Bernice [Boynton] McCormick. |
Died Killed in action |
Salzdahlum, Germany | 8 May 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) Brunswick in B-24 41-28745; shot down 8-May-44, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 4590 |
Buried |
Fort Bliss National Cemetery El Paso, El Paso County, TX | 31 January 1950 | Fort Bliss National Cemetery El Paso, El Paso County, Texas |
Based |
Old Buckenham | 8 May 1944 | Assigned to 733BS, 453BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4590