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FOX, Edward Armand - Date of
birth
21 May 1916 -
Age
27 - Place of
birth
Springfield, Sangamon County, Illinois -
Hometown
New Berlin, Sangamon County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-808980 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
714th Bombardment Squadron,
448th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
30 December 1943 - Place of
death
Culs des Sarts, 13 km northeast of Chimey, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1 | 7 |
Immediate family
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Members
Oscar Fox (father)
Cecil (Dupont) Fox (mother)
John L. Fox (brother)
Cecilia M. Fox (sister)
Patricia Fox (sister)
Alma R. Fox (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-28599 -
Data
Type: B-24-H
Destination: Ludwigshaven, Germany
Mission: Bombing
MACR: 4177
More information
2nd Lt Edward A. Fox enlisted in Chicago, Illinois on 16 July 1941.A/C 41-28599 was shot down over San Quentin, France. Five men were able to bail out prior to the crash. Three of the five crew members who stayed on board were killed in the crash.
Statement of S/Sgt Harris: "The bomb bay doors were jammed and shot up so they could not be opened, as I had been working on them, trying to kick them out or get them open some way so we all could get out. And that was the last I remembered until I came to in the fire. How I got out, I can't remember."
Source of information: Luc van der Sterren, Terry Hirsch, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Dawn's Family Tree / Dawson Family Tree / U.S., Headstone and Interment Records for U.S. Military Cemeteries on Foreign Soil, WWII Draft Card
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.wwiiflighttraining.org