Edward Bartrom Philo
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
John S. Archer, Jr. Crew
466th BG - 786th BS
Standing Left to Right: Thomas L. Bell (CP), John S. Archer (P), Doyle E. Stegall (B), Norman Peck (N)
Kneeling Left to Right: William A. Lowen (FE), Donald E. McCarty (R/O), Robert J. Lehman (NTG), Harry A. Clark (WG), John M. Capps (TG), Edward B. Philo (TTG)
This crew was shot down by Me109's over the Netherlands on 15 August 1944. Archer, Bell, Peck, Lehman and Philo were all KIA. McCarty, Lowen and Capps were all captured. Clark successfully evaded capture. Stegall was not aboard when the crew were shot down however the 466th BG Ammunition Officer ,William Leslie was aboard and was also captured.
Object Number - UPL 18568 - Crew #637 John S. Archer, Jr. Crew 466th BG - 786th BS Standing Left to Right: Thomas L. Bell (CP), John S. Archer (P), Doyle E. Stegall (B),...
Killed in Action (KIA) Shot down by fighters and crashed at Zui Dveen in B-24 True Love #4129449
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-809346
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: True Love
- Unit: 466th Bomb Group 786th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 15 August 1944
- Date: 11 July 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Attlebridge Arsenal, Station 120
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Kalamazoo, MI, USA | 3 February 1943 | |
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Born |
Michigan, USA | ||
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Other Shot Down/Killed In Action |
west of Steenwijk, Netherlands | 15 August 1944 | Edward B. "Bart" PHILO was part of the US Army Air Force during WW II. He was part of the 8th Army Air Corp; 466th Bomb Group; 986th Bomb Squad stationed at Air Base #120, Attlebridge, Norwich, England. He was shot down over the Netherlands on 15 Aug 1944, along with 3 other planes from his squadron. He was the Flight Engineer/Top Turret Gunner on the B-24 called "True Love" and there was a crew of 10 aboard. 5 were killed and 5 survived. Those killed were: Pilot, John S. ARCHER; Co-Pilot, Thomas L. BELL; Navigator, Norman PECK; Tail gunner, Robert J. LEHMAN and Turret gunner, Edward B. PHILO |
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Buried |
Hesperia, MI 49421, USA | West Hesperia Cemetery Hesperia Oceana County Michigan, USA Plot: Block 1 Section C Plot 35 Lot 3 |
Revisions
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=philo&GSfn=edward…;
http://wwii-army.mooseroots.com/l/6811560/Edward-B-Philo
466th BG Archives - 466th BG Roll of Honor
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8429 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
