Thomas Joseph Edwards Jr

Military

Crashed E of Envereu, FR due to mechanical problems on a mission to V-sites in the Pa-de-Calais, FR area on 28 Feb 1944 in B-17G 42-31058 'Liberty Run'. Prisoner of War (POW).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 384th Bomb Group.

384th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31058

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Liberty Run
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

France 28 February 1944

Born

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Revisions

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=1076;
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
- MACR 2937;
- Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces,

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http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=1076

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MACR 2937 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database