Edward Shively Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
B-17G Flying Fortress 43-37776
Object Number - UPL 13820 - Heavenly Body memorial, Nailstone, Leicestershire B-17G Flying Fortress 43-37776
Edward Shively was a passenger on the last flight of the 43-37776 when it crashed on 27 September 1944.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Heavenly Body
- Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Coatesville, PA | 24 February 1919 | |
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA | 30 September 1940 | |
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Died |
Elmside Farm, Nailstone, UK | 27 September 1944 | Shively died with the B-17 that he was flying in as a passenger/instructor crashed while on a night training exercise. |
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Buried |
Plot F Row 7 Grave 2 Cambridge American Cemetery Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Madingley Road Coton CB23 7PH Cambridge United Kingdom |
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Sources
490th Bomb Group Unit Personnel / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
