Edward A Shirley

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by fighters and crashed at Ruehlow on 6/21/44 in B-17 #42-102527 'Sleepytime Gal', Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

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

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

21 June 1944

Born

Minot, North Dakota, USA

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 21 June 1944

Revisions

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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Added S/N per MACR 5983 at Fold3.com.
SOURCE: https://www.fold3.com/image/28647730

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 5983 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database