Edward Alfred Wernicki
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 506BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 11-Apr-44 in B-24 42-7522 'Southern Comfort II. ' Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 3848
Awards: AM, PH.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17061538 / O-740104
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Southern Comfort
- Unit: 44th Bomb Group 506th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Pathway
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Jersey City, New Jersey, USA | 30 October 1920 | Son of Josephine Wernicki. |
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Died |
11 April 1944 | ||
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Shipdham | 11 April 1944 | Assigned to 506BS, 44BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery | Netherlands American Cemetery Margraten, Netherlands Plot P Row 10 Grave 5 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3848 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database