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Military
Assigned to 414BS, 97BG, 12AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Foggia mission in B-17 41-24342 'Stinky Jr' 7-Sep-43; Downed by flak, A/C exploded over Foggia, Killed in Action (KIA), MACR 642.
Awards: PH.
Military | Second Lieutenant | Pilot | 97th Bomb Group
Assigned to 414BS, 97BG, 12AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Foggia mission in B-17 41-24342 'Stinky Jr' 7-Sep-43; Downed by flak, A/C exploded over Foggia, Killed in Action (KIA), MACR 642.
Awards: PH.
Military | Staff Sergeant | Radio operator | 97th Bomb Group
Edwin Frances Grogan, originally of Turners Falls, MA, served in the 414 Bomb Squadron, and was killed in action over Foggia Italy on 7 September 1943 in B-17 Flying Fortress 41-24342.
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Group
The 97th Bomb Group flew the Eighth Air Force's first heavy bomber mission from the UK when they bombed a marshalling yard at Rouen on 17 August 1942. Just a month later though the Group were reassigned to the Twelfth Air Force and left England for the...
Squadron
B-17 Flying Fortress
Assigned 92BG Bovingdon 8/42; 414BS/97BG Polebrook 24/8/42; transferred Maison Blanche, Alg. 20/11/42; Missing in Action Foggia 7/9/43 with Bill Bispham, Pilot: Everett Blogg, Navigator: Glenn J. Rhodes Jr., Co-pilot: Dan Grover, Flight engineer/top...
| Event | Location | Date |
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| Born | Stark County, OH | 8 December 1920 |
| Enlisted | Cleveland, OH | 28 March 1942 |
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Cleveland, Ohio |
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| Based | Depienne, Tunisia | 1943 – 7 September 1943 |
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Assigned to 414BS, 97BG, 12AF USAAF. |
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| Died | Foggia, Italy | 7 September 1943 |
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Failed to Return (FTR) Foggia mission in B-17 41-24342 'Stinky' 7-Sep-43; Downed by flak, A/C exploded over Foggia, Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 642 |
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| Buried | Fairmount Memorial Park Alliance, Stark County, OH | March 1949 |
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Re-Interred |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 07 November 2021 13:17:59 | Al_Skiff | Changes to middlename, biography and events |
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71529197/everett-w-blagg |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 06 November 2021 22:08:39 | jmoore43 | Changes to biography |
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Added some punctuation in the "Summary biography" to aid readability. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 06 November 2021 21:14:55 | jmoore43 | Changes to surname |
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Corrected Surname spelling per MACR 189C for A/C #42-30257 at Fold3.com. |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 14 November 2019 13:26:30 | Al_Skiff | Changes to awards and events |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/28599840 |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 14 November 2019 13:23:36 | Al_Skiff | Created entry with surname, middlename, firstname, nationality, service number, highest rank, role, biography, events, person associations, unit associations and aircraft associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/28599840 |
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