Edwin Paul Mason
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. Rob Pitts crew. Failed to Return (FTR) Wilhelmshafen in B-17 42-30805 3-Nov-43; shot down crashed Gesellschaftshaus. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 1155
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-2044671
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Bomb Boogie's Revenge
- Unit: 91st Bomb Group 401st Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Marion, OH | 16 March 1924 | Son of Eldie Mason. |
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Enlisted |
Fort Benjamin Harrison, IN | 11 August 1942 | Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana |
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Died |
Gesellschaftshaus, Germany | 3 November 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Wilhelmshafen in B-17 42-30805 3-Nov-43; shot down crashed Gesellschaftshaus. KIA MACR 1155 |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Bassingbourn | 3 November 1943 | Assigned to 401BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial | Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Liege, Belgium Plot A Row 19 Grave 10 |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1155 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database