Edward Vincent Ankli

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-57170.jpeg UPL 57170 TSgt Edward V Ankli

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Object Number - UPL 57170 - TSgt Edward V Ankli

Assigned to 350BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-17 43-37882 6-Oct-44; shot down by flak. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 9509



Awards: AM, PH.

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Units served with

Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

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

People

Frederick G Reed

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 350th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-767651
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

43-37882

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Happy-Go-Lucky
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 350th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

14 June 1924

Died

6 October 1944 Failed to Return (FTR) Berlin in B-17 43-37882 6-Oct-44; shot down by flak. Killed in Action (KIA). MACR 9509

Based

6 October 1944 Assigned to 350BS, 100BG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

Arlington National Cemetery Arlington, Virginia Plot A Row 8 Grave 14

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added " / " in the "Role/job" field as a Separator to aid readability.

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https://www.fold3.com/record/529853827/edward-v-ankli-american-battle-m…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56356890/edward-vincent-ankli

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ContributorLucyd
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Combined two entries into a single entry. Record includes information from the following sources:
MACR 9509 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database
http://www.fold3.com/image/28722416/
https://www.abmc.gov/search-abmc-burials-and-memorializations/detail/WW…

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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 / Thompson, MACR 9509

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Object number: UPL 57170 - TSgt Edward V Ankli