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NAME George Ogden McClain |
NICKNAME — |
SERVICE NUMBER O-13696 |
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| UNIT VMSB-243 Pilot |
HOME OF RECORD 506 Court Street Fairfield, IA |
NEXT OF KIN Father, Mr. F. L. McClain |
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| DATE OF BIRTH December 5, 1917 at Fairfield, LA |
ENTERED SERVICE December 18, 1941 (Navy) September 18, 1942 (commissioned) |
DATE OF LOSS June 11, 1943 |
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| REGION Central Pacific |
CAMPAIGN / AREA Palmyra Island |
CASUALTY TYPE Accidental death |
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CIRCUMSTANCES OF LOSS On 11 June 1943, Lt. McClain and Cpl. Wallace G. Wilson were flying an SBD-4 Dauntless bomber attached to Naval Air Station, Palmyra. They were instructed to intercept an incoming PB2Y flying boat. A violent storm with heavy rain forced SBD down, and it crashed at sea some 25 miles from Palmyra. A crash boat was sent to the scene but found only floating wreckage. Searches continued throughout the day, but no trace of McClain or Wilson was found. |
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| INDIVIDUAL DECORATIONS Purple Heart |
LAST KNOWN RANK First Lieutenant |
STATUS OF REMAINS Lost at sea |
MEMORIALS Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield, IA Honolulu Memorial |
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