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McKEAN
COUNTY
WORLD WAR II 290 Gold Stars |
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Private First Class Lee
B. MacDonald
1328th Base Unit, U.S. Army Air Force Hometown: Rew Died of illness 30 December 1945 Halleron General Hospital, Staten Island, NY Age: 25 Buried: McKean Memorial Park, Lafayette Twp |
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Private Walter W. Mague, Jr. Buried: St. Callistus Cemetery, Kane |
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Staff Sergeant Paul H. Malone A B-17 tail-gunner, Malone was credited with one kill of a Japanese Zero over Rabaul Harbor, New Britain, in December 1942. Malone was born in Guffey and was awarded seven medals and citations for bravery and completed 47 missions before being transferred to Ephrata Army Air Base, Spokane, WA |
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Tech Sergeant Wayne F.
Matthews
1897th Aviation Engineer Battalion Hometown: Ceres, PA Died of Illness: 25 February 1945 Leyte Gulf, Philippines Age: 22 Buried: Bells Run Cemetery, Ceres Twp |
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Staff Sergeant Frank J.
Mattis
Company A, 314th Infantry Regiment 79th Infantry Division Hometown: Wetmore Twp Killed in action 3 January 1945 Germany Buried: St. Callistus Cemetery, Kane Repatriated: 17 August 1948 |
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Staff Sergeant Nelson E. McCloskey Buried: Plot D, Row 7, Grave 10 |
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Lieutenant (JG) Wallace
F. McCoy
Fighter Pilot, U.S. Navy Air Corps Hometown: Dallas Road Died in a head-on crash of two fighters on 5 July 1945 at Westerly Air Base, RI Age: 24 Buried: Evergreen (King) Cemetery, Ceres Twp |
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Private First Class George
P. McDermott
Company A, 134th Infantry Regiment, 35th Infantry Division Hometown: Smethport Died of wounds 28 July 1944 France Age: 26 Buried: St. Elizabeth Cemetery, Smethport Repatriated: 22 April 1949 |
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Petty Officer 1/c John L. McDowell McDowell was being transferred from England to France when enroute to his destination in a weapons carrier, the truck swerved to avoid striking a civilian on a bicycle and crashed into another weapon carrier truck. He died of severe and multiple injuries before arriving at a Paris hospital. |
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Private Harold E. "Pete"
McFadden, Sr.
Company B, 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division Hometown: Euclid Avenue, Bradford Killed in action 16 April 1945 Germany Age: 26 Buried: Section 34, Site 3650 Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, VA Repatriated: 28 April 1949 |
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McKalip was an engineer / top turret
gunner on mission to Strasbourg, France, when their B-17 was
hit by flak and crashed near St. Omer, France. Five of the crew
survived and were POWs in Germany, the other five crew, including
McKalip were KIA. Buried: Plot D, Row 6, Grave 32 |
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Private Robert S. McKelvey Buried: Plot B, Site 927 |
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Buried: Plot C, Row 19, Grave 7 Wounded in Germany on 20 November 1944. |
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Staff Sergeant Ralph A. McKendrick Buried: Section 81, Site 349 McKendrick’s A-20 Havoc took off from Gusap Airfield on mission against Hollandia. While returning from the mission, the A-20 was observed to fall back from the formation, experiencing trouble with both engines, possibly fuel problems. Another A-20 piloted by Lt. Glen D. Benskin flew to accompany it, and observed no obvious combat damage, only puffs of vapor from the engines, possibly from Freeman trying to switch the fuel selectors. Unexpectedly, the A-20 nosed over and crash into the jungle, near the Clay River, short of a clearing and exploded. The plane crashed at approximately 13:30 hrs, at a location 175 miles from Gusap, Ruin Mountain area. The A-20 Havoc was discovered by Australian Patrol officer in 1967, including bone fragments and the dog tag of Ralph McKendrick. Remains of McKendrick and pilot, Second Lieutenant Thomas E. Freeman were recovered on November 12, 1967 by a US Army team. Freeman and McKendrick are buried together at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery. |
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Private Richard P. McLaughlin McLaughlin’s brother, Mess Sergeant Harold McLaughlin,
27, was only a short distance away |
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Aviation Cadet Duane McMahon Buried: St. Callistus Cemetery, Kane He had been camping on October 17 near James City and had a pistol in his sweater. Returning to his car, it was said that he had placed the pistol behind the sun visor. In some manner the gun slipped from the visor and upon falling, struck the steering wheel and discharged. The bullet struck him just below the eye. |
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Second Lieutenant James
M. McMahon
508th Basic Flying Training School, Perrin Field, TX Hometown: Port Allegany Killed in a mid-air collision of his Vultee BT-13 Valiant trainer aircraft three miles Southwest of Perrin Field March 16, 1944 Age: 25 Buried: St. Gabriel Cemetery, Port Allegany |
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Seaman William D. Meachem
U.S. Merchant Marine SS Halo (Tanker) Hometown: Dallas Rd Missing in action 20 May 1942 The SS Halo was attacked three times in 1942. First on January 27 when it received shell damage on the East coast. Second on March 11 when torpedo damage was reported in the Gulf of Mexico. Third time the Halo was torpedoed by a German U-Boat in Gulf of Mexico and sunk with all 39 crewmembers lost. 3 McKean County Mariners on board |
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Seaman Robert L. Mead Mead and Boatswains Mate Sidney Dill were found dead in the cabin of a Coast Guard patrol boat which they had tied up at the Cross Island station after returning from a tour of duty. A fire had been burning in the stove and the port holes were closed |
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First Lieutenant James
L. Meyers
Company F, 168th Infantry Regiment 34th Infantry Division Hometown: Chase Street, Kane Killed in action 25 March 1944 Anzio, Italy Age: 26 Buried: St. Callistus Cemetery, Kane Repatriated: 23 July 1948 |
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Joseph Micale
US Navy Kane WWII Memorial |
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Private Patrick L. Michaels Buried: Plot C, Row 10, Grave 10 |
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Sergeant Richard F. Mix Mix was an advance scout for the regiment. While fighting in Tunisia, North Africa, Mix and his buddy were surprised by advancing Germans and hid in a waist deep water well for three days and nights. During the third night the pair decided to make a break for their lines. The Germans spotted them and began firing, killing his buddy. Sgt. Mix managed to escape and make it to his lines after being listed missing in action for twelve days. Mix was seriously wounded in May 1944 near Monte Cassino and hospitalized until August. He was released for duty and recalled from the front lines in September to interview as chauffer for General Clark. He was wounded again on October 4th while fighting at the infamous Gothic Line of German defenses in Italy. |
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Captain John S.
Moffatt
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Private Buried: Plot A, Row 13, Grave 29 |
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Buried: Plot I, Row 7, Grave 17 |
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Staff Sergeant John E. Monti, Jr. Sgt. Monti was first wounded in action 3 July 1944 against the enemy over Yap Island and awarded the Silver Star posthumously for gallantry in action over Borneo, on 3 October 1944. A first engineer and top turret gunner in the crew of a B-24 aircraft which took part in the second mass daylight raid against this heavily defended Japanese oil refining center. Carrying the maximum bomb and fuel load, and with their ammunition supply cut in half, they flew a record distance of more than 2,500 miles over water without fighter escort into an area where strong enemy resistance was inevitable. Flying through heavy anti aircraft fire, his airplane was hit by a shell and a large fragment ripped through his hip and leg. In spite of the critical wound and the intense pain, Sgt. Monti placed himself in a position from which he could observe enemy interceptors and continued calling out their positions as they pressed their unrelenting attacks upon the bomber formation. When it became evident that the damaged bomber would have difficulty in returning, this enlisted man calmly called attention to the heavy equipment which should be jettisoned and thus aided in bringing the airplane to an emergency base, where he died the following day. Sgt. Monti had completed thirty combat missions. |
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Wiper Fabian D. Moore
U.S. Merchant Marine SS Halo (Tanker) Hometown: Bradford Missing in action 20 May 1942 The SS Halo was attacked three times in 1942. First on January 27 when it received shell damage on the East coast. Second on March 11 when torpedo damage was reported in the Gulf of Mexico. Third time the Halo was torpedoed by a German U-Boat in Gulf of Mexico and sunk with all 39 crewmembers lost. 3 McKean County Mariners on board |
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Corporal Jerome J. Morgan Buried: Plot N, Row 15, Grave 61 |
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Tech Sergeant George J.
Motsko
90th Bomber Group Hometown: Port Allegany Killed in action 8 January 1943 Pacific Age: 28 |
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Flight Sergeant Homer W. Muisiner Buried: Section B, Row A, Grave 7
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