Billy G Edens
MilitaryCrashed near Trier on 10 Sept 44 in P-47 #42-25522, Prisoner of War (POW).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Idaho Spud
- Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 56th Fighter Group 551st Fighter Training Squadron 61st Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Unit: 56th Fighter Group 62nd Fighter Squadron
Events
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 10 September 1944 | |
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Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
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Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8686 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list