Eugene Patrick Emond

Military
media-29603.jpeg UPL 29603 Emond Crew of the 91st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, beside the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Man O War Ii". England. - B-17G 42-38038 "Man-O-War II" (coded LG-V) of the 322nd Bomb Sq, 91st BG. The ship lasted nine months with the group, until the 2 November 1944 mission to Merseberg. LT Leroy B. Hare & crew were hit hard by enemy fighters. Five crewmen were KIA with the remainder becoming POWs.

FRONT ROW FAR LEFT: Peter J. R. Smith, Bomardier
BACK ROW FAR LEFT: William Reid, Radio Operator

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Object Number - UPL 29603 - Emond Crew of the 91st Bomb Group, 8th Air Force, beside the Boeing B-17 "Flying Fortress" "Man O War Ii". England. - B-17G 42-38038 "Man-O-War II"...

Assigned to 322BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF. 34 combat missions. Ended Tour Duty (ETD). Rotated to ZI, instructor for bomber pilots.



Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.



Post war: 47 year career as Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31982

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Superstitious Aloysius
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

42-38083

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Man O War II, Horsepower Ltd
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 322nd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Washington Heights, New York, NY, USA 11 January 1921 Son of Eugene and Mary [McTague] Emond.

Enlisted

New York, NY, USA 27 August 1942 New York City, New York

Died

Pittsburgh, PA, USA 23 January 1989

Based

Bassingbourn Assigned to 322BS, 91BG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Promotion

Bassingbourn cum Kneesworth, Royston SG8, UK Promoted to 1st Lieutenant.

Buried

George Washington Memorial Park. Paramus, Bergen County, NJ George Washington Memorial Park Paramus Bergen County New Jersey, USA

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