Edward Carl Linnum
MilitaryTop 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)
Added Identifications to Photgraph using information from http://www.487thbg.org/Photos/KorthaseCrew.shtml
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
- 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: 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
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Lavenham/Alpheton Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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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 |
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Based |
Lavenham | Assigned to 837BS, 487BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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Removed # from A/C serial No. to aid clarity and consistency
Added a "#" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" for clarity.
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
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