McKeon James William

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James William McKeon is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Black Thursday Monument of Nub�court - Crash of B-17 (42-31059)

Name:

James William McKeon

Rank:

Technical Sergeant

Serial Number:

31203048

Unit:

547th Bomber Squadron, 384th Bomber Group

Date of Death:

0000-00-00

State:

Massachusetts

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James William McKeon served as a technical sergeant in the U.S. Air Force and was the ball turret gunner for the 547th Bomber Squadron, 384th Bomber Group during WWII.

On October 14, 1943, McKeon's B-17 bomber was shot down in Griffeny, France. He and 8 of his crew members parachuted to safety. McKeon was able to escape German detection and crossed into Switzerland on October 21, 1943.