Edward F Osborn
Military ROLL OF HONOURTail gunner, Kemp crew. 381st BG, 535th BS.
Shot down 8 October 1943 in B-17 #42-3123 'Ron Chee'. Mission #36 to the shipyards at Bremen, Germany. MACR 1396. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 12137738
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 17031973
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-678256
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14034482
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner / Flight Engineer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11039622 / O-736533
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ron Chee
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 535th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 8 October 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Winamac, Indiana, USA | 20 December 1920 | |
Died |
8 October 1943 | ||
Other Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 8 October 1943 | |
Buried |
Winamac, Pulaski County, Indiana, USA | Winamac Cemetery |
Revisions
Added birth info to the Born event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 94776520.
Added a Buried event per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 94776520.
SOURCE: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/94776520/edward-f-osborn
381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; MACR 1396 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1396 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database