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EDGETT, Albert Harold - Date of
birth
31 July 1915 -
Age
28 - Place of
birth
Phillips County, Kansas -
Hometown
McDonald, Rawlins County, Kansas
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
37228561 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Left Waist Gunner -
Unit
734th Bombardment Squadron,
453rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
6 March 1944 - Place of
death
IJsselmeer, The Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 3 | 15 |
Immediate family
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Members
Frederick B. Edgett (father)
Edna M. Edgett (mother)
Lester W. Edgett (brother)
Erma B. Edgett (sister)
Lloyd B. Edgett (brother)
Leola P. Edgett (sister)
Earl S. Edgett (brother)
Wayne F. Edgett (brother)
Betty V. Edgett (sister)
Williard E. Edgett (brother)
Dorothy (Hileman) Edgett (wife)
Alfred J. Edgett (son)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-52226 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Genshagen, Germany
Mission: Operational
MACR: 2970
More information
Statement from 2nd Lieutenant Robert P. Catlin:"B-24 with J small H on tail in target area off to our lft, one engine feathered and another smoking, losing altitude rapidly and firing red glares as he was going down. 1330 hours at 21,000 feet. Saw Crocketts ship lagging with #1 engine feathered about 1415 at 15,000 feet. He was firing red glares. He was below us. He was tossing out things."
Statement from 2nd Lt. Homer W. Dallacqua:
"Lt. Cripe, Pilot and Lt. Anderson, Co-Pilot jumped and were captured with me at the same time. I saw 2nd Lt. Maurice A. Dinneen bail out.
The Germans tell us, only seven parachutes were seen. Three of us were captured and the Germans found four bodies."
Albert Edgett was killed in the crash. His body was recovered from the IJsselmeer near Harderwijk on 22 April 1944. He was interred on the local cemetery Harderwijk in Holland. Albert Edgett was married and had two other brothers in the service, Earl Edgett in Europe and Wayne in California.
Source of information: Terry Hirsch, WWIIMemorial, Find a Grave, Fold3, Ancestry, WWII Draft Card, 1940 US Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com