Name:
John McGeachie
Rank:
Staff Sergeant
Serial Number:
32730811
Unit:
846th Bomber Squadron, 489th Bomber Group
Date of Death:
1944-06-02
State:
New York
Cemetery:
Epinal American Cemetery, Epinal, France
Plot:
B
Row:
25
Grave:
21
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
John McGeachie was from Erie County, New York. He served as a staff sergeant for the United States Air Force during World War II. He was a member of the 846th Bomber Squadron, 489th Bomber Group. On June 2, 1944, SSG McGeachie's B-24 Liberator was shot down in Villers-Saint-Paul. While the rest of his crew survived, McGeachie died in the crash. SSG John McGeachie is buried in Epinal American Cemetery.