Edward I Finneburgh
Military ROLL OF HONOURKilled in Action (KIA) 8 September 1943 B-24D 42-40790, 479ADG/4ASS while serving as Pilot the aircraft was shot down by German fighters over the Bay of Biscay. 3 crew members were rescued. Member of an antisubmarine squadron that was in the 8th AF 3 months and then transferred to the Navy.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Combat organisation
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 479th Anti-Submarine Group
Missions
- Date: 8 September 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Bay of Biscay | 8 September 1943 | Killed when aircraft was shot down over the Bay of Biscay on anti-submarine patrol. His remains have never been recovered. |
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Other Commemorated |
Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial, Madingley Road, Coton, Cambridgeshire CB23 7PH, UK | Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery. |
Revisions
Lee Cunningham 2-Jun-2015. Added decorations and Commemorated event per American Battle Monumnets Commission (ABMC) records; made connections to Plave and Mission within existing website data; Edited Summary biography per "Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces", Stan Bishop & John A. Hey MBE. Also ref. MACR 517.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. 1 by Bishop & Hey p. 278 MACR 0517,