Edgar Lloyd Murff
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 52233 - 2nd Lt Edgar Lloyd Murff class 43, Walnut Ridge, Arkansas.
Assigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. Flew on AC 44-40202. Hannover mission 11-Sep-44 in B-24 42-95007. Hit by flak, 2 x crew baled out. 1 x POW, 1 x KIA, 7 x RTD (of which 1 x WIA) MACR 9737
Awards: AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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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: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32269367
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12129195 / O-687745
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35501465
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Bombardier, Enlisted
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 16175987
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37469457
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Scarsace
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 854th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
22 September 1919 | Son of Edgar Lee and Alma Rae [Hines] Murff. | |
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Other Returned (RTD) |
Germany | 11 September 1944 | Hannover mission 11-Sep-44 in B-24 42-95007. Hit by flak, 2 x crew baled out. RTD |
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Died |
3 August 1987 | ||
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Buried |
Gum Springs Cemetery Flynn, Leon County, TX | 6 August 1987 | Gum Springs Cemetery Flynn, Leon County, Texas |
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Based |
Metfield | Assigned to 854BS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10767 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / WWW.491st.org roster
