Edward H Blount
Military ROLL OF HONOURShot down 6 December 1942 in B-17 41-24553 'Cherry' while serving as Waist Gunner. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Cherry
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 422nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 6 December 1942
- Official Description:
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Lille, France | 6 December 1942 | Shot down by enemy aircraft near Lille, France. Remains recovered from crashed aicraft by the Germans. |
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Buried |
Netherlands American Cemetery, 6269 NA Migraten, The Netherlands | Netherlands American Cemetery, Plot D, Row 13, Grave 25. |
Revisions
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources
Lee Cunningham 8-Nov-2014. "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces" Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE; American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC)
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop and Hey p. 52