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Assigned to 414BS, 97BG, 12AF USAAF. Downed by flak over Foggia in B-17 41-24342 'Stinky Jr' 7-Sep-43; A/C exploded, blown clear. Prisoner of War (POW), MACR 642.
Awards: AM (2OLC), PH (OLC), GC, POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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...
Other location
Other location
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| Born | Pennsylvania, USA | 23 June 1915 |
| Enlisted | Camp Blanding, FL | 11 April 1942 |
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Camp Blanding, Florida |
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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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| Blown clear POW | Foggia, Italy | 7 September 1943 |
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Downed by flak over Foggia in B-17 41-24342 'Stinky' 7-Sep-43; A/C exploded, blown clear. Prisoner of War (POW) MACR 642 |
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| Prisoner of War (POW) | Łambinowice, Poland | 7 September 1943 – May 1945 |
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Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag VIII-B. |
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| Discharged USAAF | 5 January 1946 | |
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Honourable discharge. |
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| Died | 3 January 1950 | |
| Buried | Sylvan Heights cemetery Uniontown, PA | 8 January 1950 |
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Sylvan Heights cemetery |
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| 07 November 2021 13:23:17 | Al_Skiff | Changes to biography, events and place associations |
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https://www.fold3.com/image/28599840 |
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| 06 November 2021 22:18:48 | 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 21:54:28 | jmoore43 | Changes to biography |
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Updated the location of the "POW" event per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA). |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 06 November 2021 21:49:26 | jmoore43 | Changes to events and place associations |
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Added an association to Stalag 344 per WW2 POW records at the National Archives (NARA). |
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| Date | Contributor | Update |
| 14 November 2019 14:51:35 | 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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