Melvin T McCoy
Military
this photo of Melvin T. McCoy was taken from my father's photo album of 1942-1945 at Molesworth/303rd Bomb Group.
Object Number - UPL 45841 - Major Mel McCoy
• As the Chief Engineering officer of the 444th Sub Depot at Molesworth, Major McCoy was routinely commended for his outstanding devotion to duty in keeping the B-17’s of the 303rd Bomb Group. flying. He and his men were constantly performing outstanding engineering feats to repair battle-damaged B-17s and return them to duty.
His oral history is recorded with 303rd B. G. Association.
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Ketchum, Idaho | 15 December 1915 | |
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Died |
BUTTE, MONTANA | 11 May 1997 | |
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Buried |
EAGLE POINT, OREGON |
Revisions
JON SCHULSTAD UPDATED THE PLACE OF DEATH (BUTTE, MONTANA) AND THE PLACE OF BURIAL (EAGLE POINT, OREGON) INFORMATION
Jon Schulstad entered the location of the death (Butte, Montana) and the burial (Eagle Point National Cemetery, Oregon) of Melvin T. McCoy on 11 Nov 2020.
Jon Schulstad provided this info on Mel McCoy which was drawn from the 303 Bomb group website and my father's (Mel Schulstad) personal record from his time during 33 months at Molesworth during WWII.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / son (James)
