Edward Thomas Kaloc

Military

42-31484 JD-F, 'Mairsy Doats' sustained battle damage and attempted to land away at RAF Manston, Kent. Crashed into aircraft in the dispersal area and exploded, killing the entire crew. Completed 22 missions. Killed in Actions (KIA)



Awards: DFC, AM, PH.

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Units served with

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384th Bomb Group

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

People

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Robert Edgar Barrier

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 17125201 / O-775755
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Joseph Hurley Carriere

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 06858319
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner

Albert John Chacho

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 31406181
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Flexible Gunner
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Stanley W Erickson

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 12122539 / O-886719
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
The insignia of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.

Thomas R Hannis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35316522
  • Highest Rank: Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Aircraft

42-31484

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Mairsy Doats
  • Unit: 384th Bomb Group 545th Bomb Squadron 546th Bomb Squadron 547th Bomb Squadron

Missions

764

  • Date: 27 December 1944

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Curtis Bay, Baltimore, MD 27 October 1923 Son of Frank and Anna Kaloc.

Enlisted

Baltimore, MD, USA 12 August 1943 Private No Branch Assignment

Died

Manston, Ramsgate, Kent CT12, UK 27 December 1944 Crashed into aircraft in the dispersal area Manston. Killed in Actions (KIA)

Buried

28 December 1944 Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial

Buried

Cedar Hill Cemetery, Brooklyn Park, MD Re-Interred Cedar Hill Cemetery Brooklyn Park Anne Arundel County Maryland, USA Plot: Section KK - 46

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