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AMORY, Edward - Date of
birth
19 October 1911 -
Age
31 - Place of
birth
Cap-Haïtien, Haiti -
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32226989 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Left Waist Gunner -
Unit
546th Bombardment Squadron,
384th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
28 July 1943 - Place of
death
Kortwoude, the Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 7 | 5 |
Immediate family
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Members
Amelia (Mayhew) Amary (mother)
Anis Amary (brother)
Alice Amary (sister)
Edna Amary (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30032 -
Data
Type:B-17F
Nickname: Sky Queen
Destination: Kassel, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the aircraft industry
MACR: 15165
More information
S/Sgt Edward Amory's last name was also spelled as Amary. His mother was born in Syria.He graduated from Brooklyn Technical High School, where he was a backstroke swimming champion in 1930.
He worked as a motor vehicle mechanic before he enlisted at Camp Upton, New York on 19 March 1942. After being selected to serve with the Air Corps, he was first assigned to a ground crew. He begged to be allowed to fly and trained to become an engineer and waist gunner.
The airplane was attacked by enemy fighters, causing the #3 engine to start burning. The pilot made a dive, probably to extinguish the fire, but after leveling off, it blew up in mid-air.
This B-17 had a crew of eleven men because there was an observer on board. Nine crew members were killed, and two men were taken prisoner.
The crew was on its seventh mission.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.newspapers.com - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / 1930 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: Nico Leers, www.findagrave.com - TxOma, www.newspapers.com - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle