Edward Daley Jr

Military

Assigned to 50TCS, 314TCG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) re-supply Cotentin peninsula 7-Jun-44; Tracer started fire in fuselage, after dropping supplies, A/C took more tracer and then crashed in vicinity of Ste-Marie-Eglise. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 5698



Awards: AM, PH.

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People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 314th Troop Carrier Group
  • Service Numbers: 15074449 / O-729246
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: C-47 Skytrain
  • Unit: 314th Troop Carrier Group

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Middleton, UK 17 June 1919 Son of Edward Daley Snr.

Enlisted

Providence, Rhode Island 9 July 1942 Providence, Rhode Island

Died

Ste-Marie-Eglise, France 7 June 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) re-supply Cotentin peninsula 7-Jun-44; A/C crashed in vicinity of Ste-Marie-Eglise. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 5698
Providence, Rhode Island, USA

Based

Saltby 7 June 1944 Assigned to 50TCS, 314TCG, 9AF USAAF.

Buried

Normandy American Cemetery and Memorial Colleville-sur-Mer, France Plot E Row 28 Grave 23