Edwin Albert Bornfleth Jr

Military

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 467th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 491st Bomb Group 789th Bomb Squadron 854th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-693871
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot; Intelligence Officer

Aircraft

A B-24 Liberator (Q2-M_, serial number 42-52534) nicknamed "Witchcraft" of the 467th Bomb Group in flight.
  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Witchcraft
  • Unit: 467th Bomb Group 790th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Milwaukee, WI 24 January 1924
Milwaukee, WI 30 June 1942 3380 N. 37th Street

Enlisted

Milwaukee, WI 24 November 1942

Died

Brookfield, WI 25 August 1980

Buried

Brookfield, WI 28 August 1980 Wisconsin Memorial Park Brookfield, Waukesha County, Wisconsin, USA

Other

467th BG Combat Tour

Rackheath Airfield, UK

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Healy, 3rd ed.