James Edward Edinger

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media-45091.jpeg UPL 45091 SSgt James Edward Edinger

SSgt James Edward Edinger - Picture source: Scott Field, Illinois 1942

Object Number - UPL 45091 - SSgt James Edward Edinger

Shot down 25 June 1943 in B-17 #42-5839, Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Flight Officer
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 526th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 11 April 1912

Enlisted

New Cumberland, PA 6 April 1942

Died

Dingstede, Germany 25 June 1943 a/c shot down by German fighters.

Buried

Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial Plot C Row 1 Grave 6 Ardennes American Cemetery Ardennes American Cemetery 164, route du Condroz B-4121 Neupré Belgium

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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SSgt James Edward Edinger

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1367

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