Edward C Grooms

Military

Shot down 29 May 1944 in B-24 44-40154. Plane ditched in Channel. Returned to base.



Killed in Action (KIA). B-24J AC 42-50580 shot down over North Sea by a malfunctioning top turret gun on another B-24 while on a practice mission.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 467th Bomb Group.

467th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
A Swedish Soldier guards a B-24 Liberator (serial number 44-40159) nicknamed "Boulder Buff" of the 492nd Bomb Group that has landed in Sweden.

492nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

42-50580

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 788th Bomb Squadron 492nd Bomb Group 859th Bomb Squadron

44-40154

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 492nd Bomb Group 859th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

23 September 1919

Other

Returned

29 May 1944 Shot down 29 May 1944 in B-24 44-40154. Plane ditched in Channel. Returned to base.

Other

Transferred

10 August 1944 Transferred from 492nd Bomb Group to 467th Bomb Group

Died

16 August 1944 Killed in action. Non-combat.

Buried

Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, TN 37920, USA

Revisions

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia ;
/ MACR 5221 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database;
http://www.findagrave.com;
http://www.492ndbombgroup.com

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Healy book p 214 & Watts book p 143