Edward Vincent Doherty Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Back Row (L-R);
T/Sgt. Notra Bright, Top Turret Gunner;
S/Sgt. Casimer Bukowski, Left Waist Gunner / 2nd Engineer;
T/Sgt. Edward Doherty, Radio Operator / Gunner;
S/Sgt. Burling Larson, Ball Turret Gunner;
S/Sgt. Henry Krzyak, Right Waist Gunner;
S/Sgt. Arthur Butler, Tail Gunner.
Front row (L-R):
1st Lt. Francis Flaherty, Pilot;
2nd Lt. John Hoffer, Co-pilot;
2nd Lt. Benjamin Saporta, Navigator;
2nd Lt. William Farrell, Bombardier.
Photo courtesy of Casimer Bukowski.
Object Number - UPL 41825 - Crew of B-17 42-31443, "Friday the 13th", 381st Bomb Group, 532nd Bomb Squadron. Back Row (L-R); T/Sgt. Notra Bright, Top Turret Gunner; S/Sgt....
Radio operator, Duncan crew. 381st BG, 532nd BS. Shot down 1 December 1943 in B-17 #42-29506 'Full Boost!'. Mission #46 to the chemical plant at Leverkusen, Germany. Diverted to the steel works at Solinger, Germany. This was S/Sgt Doherty's first mission. He was initially wounded in the radio room. MACR 1578. Killed in Action (KIA). Originally buried in the Memorial Cemetery of St Omer at Longuenesse, Germany. Buried in the Normandy AMC.
New York, New York
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-681289
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-796792
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-749433
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39256298
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-744481
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Full Boost!
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 December 1943
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-sur-Mer, France
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Killed in Action |
1 December 1943 | ||
|
Born |
New York City, New York | ||
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Buried |
Plot B Row 12 Grave 5 |
Revisions
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 1578 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
