Edward Joseph Dreksler

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Shot down by Fw190 29-Apr-44 in B-24 41-28749. A/C exploded after loss of control. Killed in Action (KIA).

Awards: PH.

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Units served with

467th Bomb Group

Unit Hierarchy: Group
Air Force: Eighth Air Force
Type Category: Bombardment

790th Bomb Squadron

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

Aircraft

41-28749

Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
Nicknames: Wild Irish Rose
Unit: 467th Bomb Group 790th Bomb Squadron

Places

Aerial photograph of Rackheath airfield looking south, the administrative site, barracks sites and technical site with a T2 hangar is on the right, the bomb dump and ammunition dump are at the bottom, the fuel store, firing butts and second T2 hangar are on the left, 16 April 1946. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1428. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

Events

Event	Location	Date	Description
Born	North Dakota, USA	7 April 1921	Son of Magdalene Dreksler.
Died	Hanover, Germany	29 April 1944	Shot down by Fw190 29-Apr-44 in B-24 41-28749. A/C exploded after loss of control. Killed in Action (KIA).
	South Haven, Michigan, USA
Buried Killed in Action (KIA)			Interred in Belgium.
Buried	South Haven, MI 49090, USA		Re-Interred Lakeview Cemetery South Haven Van Buren County Michigan, USA.

Revisions

Date19 Aug 2016 12:04:01

ContributorAl_Skiff

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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/image/28650179
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105837666

Date27 Sep 2014 18:08:26

ContributorAAM

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 4943 / MACR 4943 and Watts book, page 83. Shot down by fighter en route to target Berlin; 7 KIA, 3 POW / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database