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CARRINGTON, Edward Ward - Date of
birth
23 May 1917 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
Newark, Essex County, New Jersey -
Hometown
Millburn, Essex County, New Jersey
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-793731 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
332nd Bombardment Squadron,
94th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
3 November 1943 - Place of
death
Wilhelmshaven, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 31 | 39 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Waring C. Carrington (father)
Margaret H. Carrington (mother)
Waring C. Carrington (brother)
Robert L. Carrington (brother)
Ellsworth F. Carrington (brother)
Renee (Carson) Carrington (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-1101 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Wilhelmshaven, Germany
MACR: 1012
More information
1st Lt Edward Carrington attended Blair Academy.He joined the Army in October 1940 and transferred to the Air Corps in February 1942.
Plane was hit by flak and set on fire. Two of us bailed out safely just before the plane blew up in midair. Neither of us ever saw any of the crew afterwards. Germans told us that they found 8 bodies in the wreckage.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Laura Phillips, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - 1940 Census, New York WWII Enlisted Men Cards, www.fold3.com, The Item of Millburn and Short Hills (Millburn, New Jersey) ยท 17 December 1943
Photo source: Axelle Lourdon