Edward M Szumierz

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action 24 August 1944.

Shot down in B-17G 42-97571 on 24 AUG 1944 near Hartmannsdorf, Germany, taken POW and then killed by local policeman.



AM w/ 3 Oak Leaf Cluster/ PH

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.

457th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-97571) of the 457th Bomb Group lands at Glatton. Handwritten caption on reverse: '571 lost on the mission to Weimar, Germany 24 Aug 1944. Pilot Lt Winfred Pugh. Landing at Glatton, Rose Court Farm in background.'

42-97571

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 750th Bomb Squadron

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'

Glatton

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Events

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Killed in action

24 August 1944 Killed by local policeman while prisoner of war.

Born

New Hampshire

Buried

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1993 457th BGA Roster, ABMC, Roll of Honor / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia