Russell D McNair
Military
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UPL 7039
466th BG Archives
Flew 30 combat missions
DFC/Air Medal w 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ European Campaign, 2 stars.
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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: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 34th Station Complement Squadron 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39272358
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant (3rd Grade)
- Role/Job: Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39037396
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant (2nd Grade)
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Laden Maid
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
Missions
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Elizabeth, New Jersey | 15 July 1919 | |
Enlisted |
Newark, NJ, USA | 17 March 1941 | |
Died |
Kenilworth, NJ, USA | 17 March 2006 | |
Buried |
Kenilworth, NJ, USA | 20 March 2006 | Graceland Memorial Park 1900 Galloping Hill Road Kenilworth, NJ |
Elizabeth, NJ, USA | 15 Elmore Avenue | ||
Enlisted |
Revisions
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
Sources
466th BG Archives - List of Operational Missions provided by Russell McNair
ContributorLeftcoast3CE
Changes
Sources
Attlebridge Arsenal, Zeigler Crew #614
Painting of U8-M Laden Maid in Attleborough Visitors' Center listing the names of the original crew on a plaque
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000 self