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EVANS, Edward - Date of
birth
8 December 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13187455 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
711th Bombardment Squadron,
447th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 4 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
15 March 1945 - Place of
death
Schönhausen, east of Elbe River, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 35 | 20 |
Immediate family
-
Members
John A. Evans (father)
Susan (Supala) Evans (mother)
John Evans (brother)
Michael Evans (brother)
Susan Evans (sister)
Andrew Evans (brother)
Rose Evans (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38731 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Blythe Spirit
Destination: Oranienburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yard
MACR: 13044
More information
S/Sgt Edward Evans attended Oliver High School.He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in New Cumberland, Pennsylvania on 12 December 1943.
This crew, which was on its first mission, had taken over this bomber from its original crew that had completed 35 missions.
The bomber took a direct hit in the bomb bay and between the #3 and #4 engines.
Two crew members survived and were taken prisoner; eight men were killed.
According to the navigator, 2nd Lt Walter Hofman, who survived the incident, the airplane went into a spin after being hit, and it broke into pieces after he and the co-pilot, 2nd Lt Robert P. Dwight, were thrown out.
Source of information: André Koch, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - 1930/1940 Census, www.fold3.com - MACR 13044, Pennsylvania, U.S., Veteran Compensation Application Files
Photo source: Jac Engels, www.447bg.com, www.findagrave.com