Edwin R Campbell

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action (KIA) whe shot down 4 February 1943. B-17F 41-24544 'Pennsylvania Polka' while serving as Tail Gunner. ME 110s and JU88s shot them down and the B-17 crashed into the North Sea



Purple Heart, Air Medal

Connections

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Pennsylvania Polka
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

California

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

North Sea 4 February 1943 Killed when aircraft was shot down by German fighters and crashed into the North Sea. His remains have never been recovered.

Other

Commemorated

Netherlands American Cemetery, 6269 NA Migraten, Netherlands Commemorated on the Wall of the Missing, Netherlands American Cemetery.

Revisions

Date
ContributorLee8thbuff
Changes
Sources

Lee Cunningham 27-Jan-2015. Added decorations and Commemoration event per American Battle Monuments Commission (ABMC) record; added KIA event per MACR 3557 & 4635; made connections to PLace and Mission within existing website data. Added crew position to Biography.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3557 / MACR 3557& 4635, Losses of the 8th and 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop and Hey p. 72, ABMC web site / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database