Edward D Molloy
MilitaryAssigned 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. Suffered mechanical failure on Linz mission 25-Nov-44; Lost 2 x engines enroute to target. After aborting, crashed Iesi due to ground haze and late lighting of flare path; MACR 7536. Killed in Action (KIA)
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 301st Bomb Group 32nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Enlisted |
Trenton, NJ | 27 June 1941 | Trenton, New Jersey |
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Died |
Iesi, Italy | 25 November 1944 | Suffered mechanical failure on Linz mission 25-Nov-44; crashed Iesi due to ground haze and late lighting of flare path; MACR 7536. Killed in Action (KIA) |
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Born |
Union County, NJ | ||
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Based |
Lucera | 25 November 1944 | Assigned 32BS, 301BG, 15AF USAAF. |
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