John Francis McCabe
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 57727 - T/Sgt John F McCabe, 306BG.
Assigned to 369BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 25 missions on B-17 Jo-Ann, ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle 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: 306th Bomb Group 369th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-661979
- Highest Rank: Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot & Co-Pilot
Places
![A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group wave to Picture Post Girls in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 41-24471) nicknamed "Four of a Kind" at Thurleigh in December 1942. Image stamped on reverse: '"Picture Post" [stamp], 'Passed for Publication 11 Dec 1942.' [stamp], '238038.' [Censor no.] Handwritten in censor's blue pencil on reverse: 'American Flying Fortress crew are introduced to the girls they will meet at Picture Post Xmas Party.'](https://assets.americanairmuseum.com/s3fs-public/styles/teaser_thumb_x2/public/freeman/media-379028.jpg.webp?itok=6Gc6iR0j)
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Bedford
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Brooklyn, New York | 24 April 1922 | |
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Enlisted |
New York City, NY | 20 September 1942 | New York City, New York |
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Died |
14 February 2013 | ||
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Buried |
Calverton National Cemetery Calverton, Suffolk County, NY | 17 February 2013 | Calverton National Cemetery Calverton, Suffolk County, New York |
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Based |
Thurleigh | Assigned to 369BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Changes
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Changes
Sources
306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition/self / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
