Edgar Van Valkenburg
Military
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UPL 36642
Lt Donald William Merchant, Pilot of B17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30191) nicknamed "The Belovich" of the 379th Bomb Group, and his crew.
Back row, left to right: Donald Merchant (Pilot), James Sullivan (co-pilot), Ernest Keith, (Navigator), Leonard Roman (bombardier), Robert Tonge (Ball Turret Gunner).
Front row: left to right: Edgar Van Valkenburg (waist gunner), Gene Hecht (Top turret gunner), Johannes Johnson (Radio Operator), Harold Ridgely (Waist Gunner), John Wierzbanowski (tail gunner)
Back row, left to right: Donald Merchant (Pilot), James Sullivan (co-pilot), Ernest Keith, (Navigator), Leonard Roman (bombardier), Robert Tonge (Ball Turret Gunner).
Front row: left to right: Edgar Van Valkenburg (waist gunner), Gene Hecht (Top turret gunner), Johannes Johnson (Radio Operator), Harold Ridgely (Waist Gunner), John Wierzbanowski (tail gunner)
Michel Beckers WW2CRASHSITERESEARCH
Shot down 17 August 1943 in B-17 #42-30191 'The Bolevich', Prisoner of War (POW).
POW
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Syracuse, New York |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1765