Edmund F Auer

Military
Captain Misch of the 487th Bomb Group in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Misch.' media-380847.jpg FRE 2042 Captain Edmund F. Auer of the 487th Bomb Group in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Misch' This is Captain Edmund F. 'Misch' Auer, Army serial number O-795170, who was a lead navigator in the 838th Bomb Squadron of the 487th Bomb Group at Lavenham, Suffolk, England. His buddies in the service called him 'Misch', after the actor Mischa Auer. His good friend Doctor (Captain) Isadore Lerner, the 838th Bomb Squadron flight surgeon, explained: "His real name was Edmund Auer, but he was quickly tagged as Misch, after a well-known movie comedian who usually portrayed old phony Russian aristocrats. Misch himself was a funny fellow, always in good humor, and never complaining. We joined up as roommates, and became fast friends. He was older than most of the men in the squadron. In fact he was my age, 27." Capt Auer was shot down while flying with the crew of Lt Robert W. Harriman in B-17G 44-8444 on December 24, 1944 (MACR 11552). He survived the war. The identity of Edmund F. Auer in this photo was confirmed by Edward F. Auer, his son, in February 2015. Roger Freeman Collection

Associated to the Person entry for Edmund Auer based on information added to the caption of this photograph by Paul Webber.

Object Number - FRE 2042 - Captain Edmund F. Auer of the 487th Bomb Group in front of a B-17 Flying Fortress. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Misch' This is Captain Edmund F....

Edmund was born in Chicago, Ilinois on June 12, 1915.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 487th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Treble Four
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 836th Bomb Squadron

Events

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Returned (RTD)

24 December 1944

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I am his son,  Edward F. Auer, born to Edmund on March 28, 1947.

 

 

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ContributorEmily
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Transferred biographical details incorrectly added to photo caption of FRE 2045 by user PaulWebber

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ContributorLucy May
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Added nickname based on information added to the caption of FRE 2042 by Paul Webber.

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ContributorLucy May
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Changed middle initial from 'S' to 'F' based on the information added to the caption of FRE 2042 by Paul Webber.

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ContributorAAM
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MACR 11552 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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