Name:
                            Simeon K. McGuire
                        Rank:
                            Staff Sergeant
                        Serial Number:
                            33391867
                        Unit:
                            407th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group
                        Date of Death:
                            0000-00-00
                        State:
                            Pennsylvania
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                            Simeon K. McGuire of Pennsylvania, served in the 407th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group, as a Staff Sergeant and Rear Gunner on the B-17 'Hi-Lo Jack' #42-9725 during World War II. On September 3, 1943, at 0600H, his crew took off from Station 102 airfield in Alconbury, England, for a mission to Romilly-sur-Seine and St-André-de-l'Eure, France. Shot down by JG26 Fw190 fighters at 08:40, all crew members were able to survive their crashing plane. The aircraft crashed 1 km north of Trilbardou, between Meaux and Claye-Souilly. SSgt McGuire was taken as a prisoner and sent to  Stalag Luft III in Zagan, Poland.
Source of information: francecrashes39-45.net

 





