Edward J Kobley
Military
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UPL 17755
42-102560 "The Thomper" in action, during its final mission.
95th BG Memorial Foundation.
Shot down 30 November 1944 in B-17 #42102560 'The Thomper. ' Prisoner of War (POW). He was returned to his family in Chicago but died soon afterwards in December 1945.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: The Thomper
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 334th Bomb Squadron
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Germany | 30 November 1945 | |
Died |
Chicago, IL, USA | 4 December 1945 | |
Born |
Chicago, Illinois, USA |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 10840 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database