Edward W Bush

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-21263.jpeg UPL 21263 Edward W Bush - Galva, 389th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21263 - Edward W Bush - Galva, 389th BG, KIA

Killed in Action (KIA) near St Vivien in b-24 'Biggest bird' 42-51233

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Units served with

The insignia of the 389th Bomb Group.

389th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

Leon J Nowicki, and engineer of the 389th Bomb Group with the nose art of a B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51233 nicknamed "The Bigast Boid". Image via LR Ades. Written on slide casing: 'Nov 1944 Leon J Nowicki.'

42-51233

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Bigast Boid
  • Unit: 389th Bomb Group 567th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in Action (KIA)

France 14 April 1945

Born

Galva, Iowa, USA

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13906 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 21263 - Edward W Bush - Galva, 389th BG, KIA