Edward Reichel

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed at Zeitz on 6 Aug 1944 in B-17G #43-37805; Taken to Herman Goering Hospital in Berlin with wound to abdomen. He was not treated and died. He was Jewish.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.

487th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

43-37805

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

6 August 1944

Born

Brooklyn, NY, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 6 August 1944

Revisions

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Sources

As told by Cecil O. Glover, another member of his crew.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7892 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/HatfieldCrew.shtml