Edward F Donnelly
Military
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UPL 24329
Letter from Joe Tate, Cmd of 93 BG, to my Aunt: Marie Donnelly, of her brother's downing over Norway , Nov. 11. 1943; Aboard B24 ; "WarBaby"
Ed J. Donnelly shot down and interned in Sweden . Joe Tate
Ed J. Donnelly shot down and interned in Sweden . Joe Tate
Private
Assigned to 574BS, 391BG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Ahrweiler, Germany in B-26 42-95841 'Powerful Katrinka' hit by flak over the target and crashed. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 11671.
Awards: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-26 Marauder
- Nicknames: Powerful Katrinka
- Unit: 391st Bomb Group 574th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 23 December 1944
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Hombourg, Belgium
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Matching Green
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany | 23 December 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) bombing mission to Ahrweiler, Germany in B-26 42-95841 'Powerful Katrinka' hit by flak over the target and crashed. KIA. MACR 11671. |
Whipple, WV 25917, USA | |||
Based |
Matching | 23 December 1944 | Assigned to 574BS, 391BG, 9AF USAAF. |
Buried |
Tablets of the Missing Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery and Memorial | ||
Born |
West Virginia, USA |