George Melvin McCord
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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SSGT George Melvin McCord
466th BG - 785th BS
Waist Gunner - Donald Griffin Crew
KIA 23 March 1944
466th BG - 785th BS
Waist Gunner - Donald Griffin Crew
KIA 23 March 1944
466th BG Archives
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B-24H #41-29466 'Dark Rhapsody' crashed into Lake Belterwijde, Holland after colliding with another aircraft on a mission to Achmer airfield, GR on 23 Mar 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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 785th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-437329
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Dark Rhapsody
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 785th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Denison, IA 51442, USA | 8 June 1921 | |
Enlisted |
Herrold, IA 50109, USA | 18 December 1942 | Camp Dodge |
Died |
8326 Sint Jansklooster, Netherlands | 23 March 1944 | KIA when his a/c collided with another B-24 over Holland |
Buried |
Dunlap, IA 51529, USA | Pleasant Hill Cemetery Dunlap Harrison County Iowa, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3456, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces