Edward C Tresemer
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) 19 March 1945. OSS mission on 25th BG A26 plane to Munster, Germany to deliver a spy (called a CHISEL insertion mission). Crashed in moor near Bramshe, Germany, just north of destination. . Had served on B-18s earlier helping calibrate the newly installed RADAR system on the West Coast. Memorial at Neupre, Belgium
DFC w/ Oak Leaf Cluster, AM w/ 6 Oak Leaf Cluster, Croix de Guerre
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Headquarters
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: A-26 Invader
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 856th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
19 March 1945 | ||
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Born |
Verona, North Dakota | ||
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Buried |
Revisions
ContributorAAM
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Sources
Combat Chronology p. 544, Aerial Intelligence of the 8th AF p. 177, Carpetbaggers America'a Secret War in Europe p. 206 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia