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NOVICK, Edwin Sanford - Date of
birth
24 August 1923 -
Age
21 - Place of
birth
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York -
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York -
Religion
Jewish
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12177972 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
328th Bombardment Squadron,
93rd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
12 October 1944 - Place of
death
Wellmannsbruch, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| I | 6 | 21 |
Immediate family
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Members
Samuel Novick (father)
Irene Novick (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-50606 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Destination: Osnabrück, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yard
MACR: 9470
More information
S/Sgt Edwin S. Novick attended college for two years and was a paymaster.He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in New York City, New York on 4 December 1942. He graduated as an aerial gunner from Harlingen in Texas and completed training at Mountain Home Army Air Field in Idaho.
The airplane suffered a direct hit on the number three engine while over the target area. The explosion tore a section of the engine apart and broke the propeller in several pieces. Some section of the broken propeller struck the right side of the fusilage at the radio operator's position and tore a hole in it about four and one-half feet long and one foot wide. Within a few seconds after the explosion the airplane dropped out of formation and headed downward.
Two crew members survived and were taken prisoner. Eight men were killed. They were initially buried at the POW cemetery of Achmer airbase.
Source of information: André Koch, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, www.newspapers.com - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Des Philippet, www.newspapers.com - The Brooklyn Daily Eagle