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Military
Flew 45 combat missions. Some were aboard 'Clay Pidgen', a B-24
distinquished flying cross air medal oak leaf with four clusters european theatre of operations ribbon two bronze stars for major engagements and others
Group
The 445th Bomb Group flew B-24 Liberators from Tibenham, Norfolk. The crews' first mission was bombing U-boat installations at Kiel on 13 December 1943. The Group continued to hit strategic targets in Germany, including the aircraft components factory...
Squadron
| Event | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Born | Tarrytown, New York | 24 February 1917 |
| Died | 4 November 1998 | |
| Buried | Sleepy Hollow Cemetery, Tarrytown, New York |
| Date | Contributor | Update |
|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2014 18:24:28 | AAM | AAM ingest |
| Sources | ||
Birsic, 31 July 1944 Roster AAF #124 / relative:Edward Ackerley / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia |
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