Edgar D Cartwright

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) 16-Aug-44 in B-17 42-31702 while serving as pilot.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 351st Bomb Group.

351st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31702

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 351st Bomb Group 508th Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

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Killed in Action (KIA)

Burgwerben, Germany 16 August 1944 Killed when aircraft received a direct hit from flak over the target and crashed at Burgwerben, Germany. Some sources claim that he was taken POW but the official record does not support that claim.

Born

Clarkeville, Tennessee, USA

Buried

Golden Gate National Cemetery, 1300 Sneath Lane, San Bruno, CA 94006, USA Remains recovered and buried by the Germans. Later his remains were re-interred in the Ardennes American Cemetery, W-7-167. After the war his remains were repatriated to the Golden Gate National Cemetery, San Bruno, California.

Revisions

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Sources

Lee Cunningham 13-Ded-2014. Added Burial event per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

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ContributorLee8thbuff
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Lee Cunningham 13-Dec-2014. All additions and changes per MACR 7902 and "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE.

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7902 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database