Edward Franklin Taylor

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Edward Taylor was Pilot of A/C #41-23779 '4-Q-2' on a mission to Weiner Neustadt on October 1, 1943. Plane was attacked by fighters. Lost #3 engine, radio and electric systems. Taylor landed at an Aussie base outside of Bari, Italy. Spent a few days at the base working on the plane. Returned to Tunis where the crew was TDY to the 9th AAC.

Pilot of B-24 #42-7544 shot down 1 December 1943. Plane crashed near Passendale, Belgium. Missing Air Crew Report- MACR 1382. Evaded capture, helped by Belgian citizens and members of the Résistance. Stayed hidden until the Liberation of Brussels. Was back in England on 12 September 1944. See the story of his evasion at https://www.evasioncomete.be/ftayloref.html

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Units served with

The insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

44th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment
The 'semiofficial' insignia of the 44th Bomb Group.

67th Bomb Squadron

  • Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

James Roy Akins

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19063053 and O-677193
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Arthur T Bayer

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 37377434
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: waist gunner

William Jay Dolgin

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-676576
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Henry John Dzwonkowski

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35318190
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Assistant Radio Operator/Ball Turret Gunner

Jack D Foard

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-678629
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

42-7544

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Seed of Satan II
  • Unit: 44th Bomb Group 67th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Perry, Oklahoma, USA 15 May 1919

Other

Evaded capture

1 December 1943 - 11 September 1944 Hidden in Belgium with the help of Belgian citizens and members of the Résistance.

Revisions

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ContributorED-BB
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MACR 1382
Escape & Evasion Report E&E 2017
Research for his page at https://www.evasioncomete.be/ftayloref.html

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ContributorED-BB
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MACR 1382
Research for his page at https://www.evasioncomete.be/ftayloref.html

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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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 / MACR 1382 / MACR 1382, 44th BG/ 67th BS/ 4-Q-2 Shipdham 115 October 1, 1943 44th BG Roll of Honor and Casualties by Will Lundy pp. 132-133, Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I by Bishop and Hey p. 404; 44th Bomb Group, The Flying Eightballs, pg 23 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database