McQueen Sebron Andrew

Name:

Sebron Andrew McQueen

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-743061

Unit:

407th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group

Date of Death:

1997-12-08

State:

Alabama

Cemetery:

Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California

Plot:

Twilight Terrace

Row:

108

Grave:

A

Decoration:

Comments:

Sebron Andrew McQueen of Bessemer, Alabama, was born on April 19, 1918. He served in the 407th Bomber Squadron, 92nd Bomb Group, as a Second Lieutenant and Co-Pilot 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. 2Lt McQueen was returned to the UK on December 3, 1943.

Sebron died on December 8, 1997, at the age of 79, and is now buried in the Green Hills Memorial Park, Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County, California, USA.

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