Oscar McClure Jr

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Hit by flak over the target of Chateaudon airfield, FR on 28 Mar 1944, B-17G 42-97200 broke apart, exploded, and crashed S of the target. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.

452nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-97200

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Kickapoo Joy Juice
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Austria 28 March 1944

Buried

Indiana, USA

Revisions

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
MACR 3489;
Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

MACR 3489 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database