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Personal info

Full name
MC GROARTY, Edward Francis Jr
Date of birth
29 July 1918
Age
26
Place of birth
Kingston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Hometown
Kingston, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

Military service

Service number
O-825216
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Pilot
Unit
751st Bombardment Squadron,
457th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
6 November 1944
Place of death
Böhmerwold, 5 miles west of Leer, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
C 14 13

Immediate family

Members
Edward F. Mc Groarty (father)
Sarah G. Mc Groarty (mother)
Margaret Mc Groarty (sister)
Anna Mc Groarty (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
43-38904
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Hamburg, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the Harburg oil refinery
MACR: 10343

More information

Edward F. Mc Groarty attended Kingston High School. He was a storekeeper at the Middletown air depot.

He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Miami Beach, Florida on 2 February 1943 and was commissioned in March 1944. He was sent overseas on 21 October 1944.

The aircraft was hit by flak right after the turn at the IP. The airplane left the group and was not seen again.

Eight crew members were killed. They were initially buried at the cemetery of Böhmerswold. One crew member was taken prisoner.

Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.fold3.com - MACR, Homepage - The 457th Bomb Group (H) Association (457thbombgroupassoc.org), www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Veteran Compensation Application File / 1930 Census, www.newspapers.com - Wilkes-Barre Times Leader

Photo source: www.findagrave.com, www.newspapers.com - Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, www.ancesty.com - Kingston High School Yearbook 1935