Name:
Vincent Bernard McHugh
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-739107
Unit:
562nd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1943-11-26
State:
Massachusetts
Cemetery:
Calvary Cemetery, Winchester, Massachusetts
Plot:
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Air Medal, Purple Heart
Comments:
Vincent Bernard McHugh was born on August 24, 1920 in Woburn, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. He Vincent served as a 2nd Lieutenant and Bombardier on B-17 (#42-30317) "Second Chance", 562nd Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II. Vincent was "Killed In Action" on a mission to Bremen, Germany and is now buried in the Calvary Cemetery, Winchester, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, USA. He 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.