Name:
John McCluskey
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
32608556
Unit:
560th Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group
Date of Death:
1944-07-19
State:
New Jersey
Cemetery:
Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom
Plot:
E
Row:
2
Grave:
113
Decoration:
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Comments:
John McCluskey entered the military service in New Jersey. He served in the 560th Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy, as a Staff Sergeant and Ball Turret Gunner of #42-30851 Little Boy Blue" aircraft during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 19, 1944 and is now buried in the Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom. SSgt McCluskey was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.