Edward Gamrat
MilitaryAssigned to 852FS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. 8 x combat missions. Berlin mission in B-24 42-50680 26-Feb-45; feathered No3 engine over target, fell behind formation, A/C abandoned Rakoniewice, Poland. RTD MACR 12770
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-718649
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Unit: 491st Bomb Group 852nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Homestead, Pennsylvania | 6 May 1925 | Son of Steven and Anna [Butka] Gamrat. |
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Other Baled out RTD |
Rakoniewice, Poland | 26 February 1945 | Berlin mission in B-24 42-50680 26-Feb-45; feathered No3 engine over target, fell behind formation, A/C abandoned Rakoniewice, Poland. RTD MACR 12770 |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
7 December 1945 | Honourable discharge. | |
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Died |
Pittsburgh, PA | 28 November 1983 | |
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Based |
Metfield | Assigned to 852FS, 491BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
Holy Trinity Cemetery West Mifflin, Allegheny County, PA | Holy Trinity Cemetery West Mifflin, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit history