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name
GOTT, Edwin Joseph - Date of
birth
8 October 1922 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Erie, Erie County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33274816 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator -
Unit
579th Bombardment Squadron,
392nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
4 October 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea, north of the Frisian Islands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
John S. Gott (father)
Mary Gott (mother)
Charles Gott (brother)
John Gott (brother)
Francis Gott (brother)
Harvey W. Gott (brother)
George S. Gott (brother)
Margaret E. Gott (sister)
Frances Gott (sister)
Betty J. (Nagorski) Gott (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-7474 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Nickname: Satan's Flame
Destination: North Sea
Mission: Diversion
MACR: 891
More information
Edwin Gott worked in a warehouse when he enlisted in Erie, Pennsylvania on 8 August 1942.The mission's objective was to deconcentrate German defenses, primarily fighter units, and draw them away from the main bomber routes across the continent.
This aircraft was last seen when it lost altitude with one or more engines on fire as a result of fighter attacks. Three or four parachutes were noted at that time.
The entire crew of ten men was killed.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Terry Hirsch, B24.net, NARA, www.ancestry.com - Veteran Compensation Application File / 1930 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Arie-Jan van Hees - Robert Baumgardner / Gilbert Gott