Edward Carl Linnum

Military
UPL 41279 UPL 41279 The Crew of Miss Bea Havin. 43-37901. Korthase Crew - 837th Squadron
Top row left to right: Eddie Linnum (Waist Gunner), 1st Lt William T. Kuhlman (copilot); 2nd Lt Clarence "Fred" Korthase (pilot), 1st Lt Francis A Brogan (navigator), Arthur L. Rich (tail gunner)
Bottom row left to right: Fred Lester (ball turret gunner), 1st Lt Jack G. Kelly (bombardier), Walter H. Fleming (flight engineer), Charles P. "Pat" Corey (radio operator)

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Object Number - UPL 41279 - The Crew of Miss Bea Havin. 43-37901. Korthase Crew - 837th Squadron Top row left to right: Eddie Linnum (Waist Gunner), 1st Lt William T. Kuhlman...

Assigned to 837BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. Clarry Korthase crew. Flew 39 missions over Germany. Flew aboard B-17 43-37901 'Miss Bea Havin'. ETD



Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME.

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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

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 25th Bomb Group 487th Bomb Group 654th Bomb Squadron 837th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19112154 / T-002321 / O-886747
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Miss Bea Havin
  • Unit: 487th Bomb Group 837th Bomb Squadron

Places

Officers of the 487th Bomb Group outside the 838th Bomb Squadron operations room.
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Kelliher, MN 8 April 1924 Son of Carl Gergen and Elsie Marie [Benz]

Other

Discharged USAAF

19 October 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

22 November 2006

Buried

Willamette National Cemetery Portland, Multnomah County, OR 25 November 2006 Willamette National Cemetery Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon

Enlisted

Based

Lavenham Assigned to 837BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF.

Revisions

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Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.

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Merged with duplicate entry to include details from:
- the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia;
- WWW.487thBG.org roster

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / brother, Ken / http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/KorthaseCrew.shtml

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