Herrell Edsel Ford
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
All information correct as on Roll of Honor board
Object Number - UPL 13253 - 93rd Bomb Group Roll of Honor at Hardwick Airfield Memorial Museum.
Shot down 22 December 1943 in B-24 42-41015. Killed in Action (KIA).
DFC, PH, AM w/3 Oak Leaf Clusters, ACM, EAME w/3 campaign stars
His DFC was awarded for the Operation Tidal Wave mission to Ploesti, 1 Aug 1943.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 328th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-733087
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Bombardier
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Other Killed in action |
22 December 1943 | ||
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Born |
Cadde Mills, Texas | ||
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Buried |
Revisions
Updated awards, middle name and bio.
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56289749/herrell-edsel-ford
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/107224501/herrell-edsel-ford
ABMC; MACR 2191 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
