William Joseph Edmiston
MilitaryShot down by fighters on 7 January 1944 in B-17F #41-24525 'What's Cooking Doc?' Prisoner of War (POW). Crashed at Port-le-Grand, France. Missing Air Crew Report #1608
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: What's Cookin' Doc
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 547th Bomb Squadron 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 7 January 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Pennsylvania, USA | 26 October 1921 | |
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Enlisted |
Altoona, PA, USA | 18 August 1942 | Residence: Centre County, Pennsylvania Private, Branch Immaterial |
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Other Assigned |
5 December 1943 | Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 547th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #160 dated 5 December 1943, Walter Ernest Garner Crew. One combat mission. | |
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Other Prisoner of War |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 7 January 1944 | POW Camp: Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf Near Krems Austria 48-15 |
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Died |
College, PA, USA | 25 July 2015 |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1608, 8th AF Losses, http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/PersonnelSearch.php?LastName=…