Edward John Cheresnik
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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FRE 5135
The insignia of the 546th Bomb Squadron, 384th Bomb Group.
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Killed in Action (KIA) Crashed near Wiesbaden in B-17 'Spirit of '96' 42-107057, MACR 9414.
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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: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: T-125389
- Highest Rank: Flight Officer
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-749903
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35227030
- Highest Rank: Sergeant
- Role/Job: Tail Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 37555883
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 384th Bomb Group 546th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-886495
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
Missions
- Date: 25 September 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Grafton Undermud
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Boomingdale, New Jersey, USA | 3 September 1917 | |
Other Assigned |
6 May 1944 | Assigned to the 384th Bomb Group, 546th Bomb Squadron on AAF Station 106 Special Orders #85 dated 6 May 1944, Kenneth Ungerman Crew, 32 combat missions. | |
Other Returned to Duty (RTD) |
7 July 1944 | Crashed on 7 July 1944 in B-17 #42-97273, RTD. | |
Died Killed in Action (KIA) |
Germany | 25 September 1944 | |
Buried |
2040 Wellwood Ave, Farmingdale, NY 11735, USA | Burial: Long Island National Cemetery Farmingdale Suffolk County New York, USA Plot: J 0 14000 |
Revisions
ContributorLucy May
Changes
Sources
MACR 7454 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / http://384thbombgroup.com/_content/_pages/person.php?PersonKey=686
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 9414 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database