Edward T Cunliffe Sr
MilitaryAssigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Rostock in B-17 42-31798 11-Apr-44; hit by Fw190's, crashed Bad Doberan. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 3801
Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34331218 / O-754436
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Rose O'Day
- Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12
- Site type: Airfield
- Site type: Prisoner of war camp
- Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Audubon, New Jersey, USA | 2 July 1922 | |
Enlisted |
Philadelphia, PA | 15 October 1942 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
Krems an der Donau, Austria | 11 April 1944 | Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb. |
Died |
18 October 2021 | Edward T. Cunliffe, Sr. age 99 of Moorestown on October 18, 2021. Beloved husband of the late Dorothy Jane Cunliffe. Devoted father of two daughters and a son. Loving grandfather of 8 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. The family is planning to have a Memorial Service at a later date. | |
Based |
Horham | 11 April 1944 | Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Other Missions |
27-Mar-44 Cazaux; 28-Mar-44 Chateaudun; 8-Apr-44 Quackenbruck, 10-Ap-44 Beaumont Sur Oise; 11-Apr-44 Rostock, Germany. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3801 / MACR 3801; Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database