Edward William Kussman
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor
Object Number - UPL 21733 - Edward Kussman - Council Bluffs, 385th BG, KIA
He was a waist gunner B-24 42-50331. He crashed in Walliwall, near Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland and was awarded the Air Medal.
Killed in Action (KIA)
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 856th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 02072605
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 492nd Bomb Group
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 856th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: O-785613
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Cumberland, Cass County, Iowa | 25 June 1919 | |
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Other Killed in action |
Kirkwall, Orkney, UK | 31 March 1945 | |
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Buried |
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Correction to birth place and additional details from :
- http://www.findagrave.com;
- "Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor
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Sources
Combat Chronology / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
