Edward J Risk
Military ROLL OF HONOURFrom the Personal Collection of Lt. Billy J. Murray
Lt. Risk joined the squadron with Lts. John Hynes and James Frye in February 1945. Lt. Frye would be killed in March of 1945, crashing in the channel after his engine took a hit and he could not nurse it back. Lt. Risk would be Killed in Action (KIA) flying P-51 'Lady Margaret' 44-14796 (This aircraft was mostly flown by Lt. George S. Montgomery) crashed due to flak near Obernberg on 16 April 1945.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron Headquarters (353rd Fighter Group)
- Service Numbers: 17064192 / O-666935
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34198075 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Major
- Role/Job: Ground Exec Officer
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-813159
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot with the 353rd , 351st fighter squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-767231
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot with the 353rd , 351st fighter squadron
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 351st Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-830228
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
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Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Died |
Germany | 16 April 1945 | |
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Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13970 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Ted Damick, VIII Fighter Command pilots list