Edward Joseph Mire Jr
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Internet Photo - 458th Bomb Group Facebook Page
Object Number - UPL 63466 - Edward Joseph Mire Jr
On 7 October 1944, two of the aircraft's engines failed as it headed off on a mission. The pilot, Albert Grice ordered his crew to bail out before he risked landing the aircraft.
Seven men jumped, six landed safely but the parachute of gunner Sergeant Edward J Mire failed to open and he was killed.
There is now a plaque near to where the aircraft landed that was dedicated to the memory of Mire on 7 October 2016, by Derick Grey who witnessed the event as a 10 year old boy.
Awards: PH.
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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: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18232670 / O-705233
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Yankee Buzz Bomb
- Unit: 458th Bomb Group 752nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
New Orleans, LA | 24 December 1924 | Son of Edward J Sr and Judith Mire. |
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Enlisted |
2 July 1943 | ||
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Died |
Southrepps, UK | 7 October 1944 | Baled out of A/C, chute failed Killed in Action (KIA) |
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Other Entered service from |
Louisiana, USA | ||
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Buried |
Hook and Ladder CemeteryGretna, Jefferson Parish, LA | Re-Interred Hook and Ladder Cemetery Gretna, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Page 279 of the book LIBERATORS OVER NORWICH by Mackay, Bailry & Scorza, 2010, D790G4582010
