Edward R Lanich

Military

Shot down by flak and crashed at Koenigswald on 9/11/44 in B-17 'Rain Check' #43-38166, Prisoner of War (POW),



POW

He died 9th March 1993 in Greeley CO.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-37836

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Rain Check
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 368th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Bruceton Hills, West Virginia, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 11 September 1944

Revisions

Date
ContributorHelen
Changes
Sources

306th Echoes April '93

Date
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
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Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition MACR 8830 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 8830 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database