Bohn Edgar Fawkes Jr

Military
media-41323.jpeg UPL 41323 Group 379-15-1 July12-1945 Combat Crew

Associated aircraft

Object Number - UPL 41323 - Group 379-15-1 July12-1945 Combat Crew

Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 combat missions. Shot down 6-Sep-43 in B-17 42-29896 'Tondelayo'. Plane ditched in Channel. Returned to base.





Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

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

People

Michael L Arooth

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31128966
  • Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Elmer S Bendiner

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12039313 / O-?
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Harry L Edwards

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Waist Gunner

Walter J Gray

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Robert L Hejny

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

42-29896

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Tondelayo
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Minneapolis, MN 2 September 1919 Son of Bohn Edgar Sr and Inez E [Thomson] Fawkes.

Died

Hopkins, MN 17 February 2007

Buried

Fort Snelling National Cemetery Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN 20 February 2007 Fort Snelling National Cemetery Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota

Based

Kimbolton Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/717165486-fawkes-bohn-e
https://www.fold3.com/record/626219555-bohn-fawkes-1919
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37158862/bohn-e-fawkes
Removed # in A/C serial to aid clarity and consistency.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Changed the first name back to "Bohn" and added a location to the Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 37158862.

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected the spelling of his first name.

Date
Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/62963989-bohn-edgar-fawkes
https://www.fold3.com/record/626219555-bohn-fawkes-1919
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37158862/bohn-e-fawkes

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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Associated correct aircraft.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 271;  379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 278

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Object number: UPL 41323 - Group 379-15-1 July12-1945 Combat Crew