Edwin William Pfanner

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-45703.jpeg UPL 45703 Group of enlisted men, most of which flew with the 388th BG:

Standing left to right: S. Nevins, Mario J. Zumbolo (FE), Walter Scott Reed (WG), William Angelo Marcario (TG)

Kneeling left to right: Leighton, Elbert Paul Moyer (WG), Edwin W. Pfanner (BTG)

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Object Number - UPL 45703 - Group of enlisted men, most of which flew with the 388th BG: Standing left to right: S. Nevins, Mario J. Zumbolo (FE), Walter Scott Reed (WG),...

On a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944, another B-17 from the 388th went out of control after being attacked by fighters and collided with B-17G 42-40054 which exploded and crashed SE of Emmen, Holland. Killed in Action (KIA).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-675160
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot/Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-672514
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

A bomber crew of the 388th Bomb Group with their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30207) nicknamed "Big Red.' Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Bailey Crew.'
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Big Red
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Winged Fury
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Devil's Luck
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Passionate Witch II
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron

Missions

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Jersey City, New Jersey 18 December 1922
Union City, New Jersey 30 June 1942 708 11th Street

Enlisted

New York City, NY 28 November 1942

Other

Killed In Action

Veenschapsweg, Schoonebeek, Netherlands 6 March 1944 A/C formation was attacked by German fighters. Pfanner's a/c was rammed by another B-17 knocking the ball turret off with Pfanner inside.

Buried

Schoonebeek, Netherlands 10 March 1944 Schoonebeek Cemetery Netherlands Row 1, Grave 26

Buried

Fairview, NJ Fairview Memorial Park and Mausoleum Fairview, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA Plot Section Magnolia, Block 12, South Grave 33

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3092, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces

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Sources

MACR 3092 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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