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| USN USS Sangamon (CVE-26) VF-37 |
Pilot Ensign Jesse E. McNinch, O-320520 USNR (MIA / KIA) Richland County, SC MIA September 16, 1944 Aircraft History Built by Grumman as Model G-50 in Bethpage, New York. Delivered to the U.S. Navy (USN) as F6F-5 Hellcat bureau number 58043. Wartime History Assigned to USS Sangamon CVE-26 to Fighter Squadron 37 (VF-37). No known nickname or nose art. Mission History On September 16, 1944 took off from USS Sangamon (CVE-26) piloted by Ensign Jesse E. McNinch on a strike against airfields on Halamahera. While strafing near Galela (Galeia), this Hellcat hit into trees and crashed. When this aircraft failed to return it was officially listed as Missing In Action (MIA). Memorials McNinch was officially declared dead the day of the mission. He earned the Air Medal and Purple Heart, posthumously. McNinch is memorialized at Manila American Cemetery on the tablets of the missing. McNinch also has a memorial marker at Elmwood Memorial Gardens in Columbia, SC. References Navy Serial Number Search Results - F6F-5 Hellcat 58043 USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List September 1944 - F6F Hellcat 58043 American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) - Jesse E. McNinch FindAGrave - Ens Jesse E McNinch (tablets of the missing) FindAGrave - Jesse Elwyn McNinch (memorial marker) Contribute Information Are you a relative or associated with any person mentioned? Do you have photos or additional information to add? Last Updated December 18, 2021 |
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