Edmund Merlin Dewahl

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Assigned to 849BS, 490BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Ruhland 17-Mar-45 in B-17 43-38046; Mid-air collision, crashed Kamberg, Germany Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 13080





Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 490th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 15170474 / O-828823
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 490th Bomb Group 849th Bomb Squadron

Places

Eye, home of the 490th Bomb Group, photographed from the air. Image via Mark Brown, AFA. Written on slide casing: 'Eye from air.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Brome

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Minneapolis Minnesota 7 September 1922 Son of Carl N and Minnie Cecelia [Olstad] Dewahl.

Died

Kamberg, Germany 17 March 1945 Failed to Return (FTR) Ruhland 17-Mar-45 in B-17 43-38046; Mid-air collision, crashed Kamberg, Germany KIA MACR 13080

Buried

Crystal Lake Cemetery Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN 10 February 1949 Re-Interred Crystal Lake Cemetery Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN

Based

Eye 17 March 1945 Assigned to 849BS, 490BG, 8AF USAAF.