Edward Tracey
MilitaryAssigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 19-Jun-44 in B-17 42-40002 'Breezing Home'. Evaded for two months, then was captured and became a Prisoner of War (POW). Moved to a hospital in Angoulême by the Luftwaffe and a few weeks later was freed there by the French who liberated the town. Flown back from Limoges, France to England on 3 September 1944.
See the page with details about his evasion at https://www.evasioncomete.be/ftraceyed.html
Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), POW, WWII Victory, EAME (2 x battle Stars).
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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: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-36895
- Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Breezing Home
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 615th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Rochester, NY | 19 August 1942 | Rochester, New York |
Other Evaded |
France | 19 June 1944 - 1 September 1944 | Baled out. Evaded capture for 2 months. |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
4 August 1944 - 1 September 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Held in hospital by Luftwaffe. Liberated at Angoulême, back in England on 3 September 1944 | |
Died |
Macedon, New York, United States | 2 July 1992 | |
Buried |
Rochester, NY | 5 July 1992 | Rochester, New York |
Born |
Rochester, New York, USA | ||
Based |
Deenethorpe | 19 June 1944 | Assigned to 615BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6001 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / son,
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