Edward Wilbur Drees
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. 6 x combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) Bremen in B-17 42-31233 20-Dec-43; A/C hit by Me110 launched rockets. Crashed near Bremen, Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 1707
Awards: AM, PH.
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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: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 32147184 / O-797564
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 427th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 20 December 1943
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Netherlands American Cemetery, Margraten, The Netherlands
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Fort Collins, Colorado, USA | 25 April 1924 | Son of Edward F Dress and Ada Arzella [Prewitt] Atwood. |
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Enlisted |
Denver Colorado, USA | 2 November 1942 | |
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Died |
Bremen, Germany | 20 December 1943 | Failed to Return (FTR) Bremen in B-17 42-31233 20-Dec-43; A/C hit by Me110 launched rockets. Crashed near Bremen. KIA MACR 1707 |
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Based Killed in Action (KIA) |
Molesworth | 20 December 1943 | Assigned to 427BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Re-Interred Netherlands American Cemetery Magratten, Netherlands Plot D Row 21 Grave 16 | ||
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Other |
Next of Kin: Mother Ada Arzella [Prewitt] Atwood residing St Genevieve, Missouri |
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MACR 1707 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database