Bohn Edgar Fawkes Jr
MilitaryAssociated aircraft
Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 25 combat missions. Shot down 6-Sep-43 in B-17 42-29896 'Tondelayo'. Plane ditched in Channel. Returned to base.
Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME.
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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: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 31128966
- Highest Rank: Master Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12039313 / O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Tondelayo
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 527th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Minneapolis, MN | 2 September 1919 | Son of Bohn Edgar Sr and Inez E [Thomson] Fawkes. |
Died |
Hopkins, MN | 17 February 2007 | |
Buried |
Fort Snelling National Cemetery Minneapolis, Hennepin County, MN | 20 February 2007 | Fort Snelling National Cemetery Minneapolis, Hennepin County, Minnesota |
Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 527BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/record/717165486-fawkes-bohn-e
https://www.fold3.com/record/626219555-bohn-fawkes-1919
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/37158862/bohn-e-fawkes
Removed # in A/C serial to aid clarity and consistency.
Changed the first name back to "Bohn" and added a location to the Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 37158862.
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Roll of Honor, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 271; 379th Bombardment Group Anthology, pg 278