Edward L Garney
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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UPL 27221
Crew D34 , 339th Squadron, 96th Bomb Group
Front Row L - R 1st Lt. Richard F. Lemanski Pilot, 2nd Lt Edward L. Garney Co Pilot, 2nd Lt. Leroy Chappell Navigator, 2nd Lt. Stephen O'Lear Bombardier
Top Row S.Sgt Mathew J. Mendeys Flt. Engineer, S. Sgt. Edgar A. Currie Waist Gunner, T. Sgt David A. Rohm Radio Operator, S. Sgt Jeff D. Roberts Waist Gunner, S. Sgt Dean L. Shuck Tail Gunner, S. Sgt Philip G. Kierstead Ball Turret Gunner.
The aircraft is B-17, 42-6153, 'Good Pickin' associated with the 452nd Bomb Group.
Valerie Lemanski Holley Collection
Front Row L - R 1st Lt. Richard F. Lemanski Pilot, 2nd Lt Edward L. Garney Co Pilot, 2nd Lt. Leroy Chappell Navigator, 2nd Lt. Stephen O'Lear Bombardier
Top Row S.Sgt Mathew J. Mendeys Flt. Engineer, S. Sgt. Edgar A. Currie Waist Gunner, T. Sgt David A. Rohm Radio Operator, S. Sgt Jeff D. Roberts Waist Gunner, S. Sgt Dean L. Shuck Tail Gunner, S. Sgt Philip G. Kierstead Ball Turret Gunner.
The aircraft is B-17, 42-6153, 'Good Pickin' associated with the 452nd Bomb Group.
Valerie Lemanski Holley Collection
Amended caption to include reference to 452nd Bomb Group.
B-17F #42-6099 'Winnie C' was hit in the tail section by bombs from the high group over the target of Berlin and crashed W of Berlin on 22 Mar 1944. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Winnie C, Ruth L
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group
Missions
- Date: 8 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Died |
22 March 1944 | ||
Born |
Kansas City, Missouri | ||
Buried |
Fort Leavenworth National Cemetery, Kansas |
Revisions
ContributorWD-C Mustang
Changes
Sources
Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
MACR 3420 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3420, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces; Snetterton Falcons, pg 118