Ernest Wallace York
Military
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FRE 597
A crew of a B-17 Flying Fortress of the 25th Bomb Group. Veteran's caption handwritten on reverse: 'Back Row- Left to Right Edward Corner Tail Gunner (Deceased)- Sam Odensky RDG- Donald Yennie Engineer (Status Unknown) The Hawk RAF) 1st Row Kneeling L to R Warren Forgie (Pilot), Earnest York (Co-Pilot), Edward Sofranko (Navigator), Robert Poe (Ball Gunner) (Edward York Died Oct 15, 1988 Heart Attack).'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
Assigned to 652BS, 25BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD
Awards: AM (3OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Reconnaissance
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 25th Bomb Group 652nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Newark, NJ | 16 February 1919 | Son of Rose York. |
Enlisted |
Newark, NJ | 23 May 1942 | Newark, New Jersey |
Died |
15 October 1988 | ||
Buried |
Glen Haven Memorial Park Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County, MD | 18 October 1988 | Glen Haven Memorial Park Glen Burnie, Anne Arundel County, Maryland |
Based |
Watton | Assigned to 652BS, 25BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Roselle Park, NJ |
Revisions
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Sources
Aerial Intelligence of the 8th Air Force, pg 33 (photo) / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia