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EDGAR, George M - Date of
birth
1921 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Lake County, Illinois -
Hometown
Lake County, Illinois
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
16003372 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator/Gunner -
Unit
566th Bombardment Squadron,
389th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 June 1944 - Place of
death
Johannisthal airfield, Berlin, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| D | 5 | 31 |
Immediate family
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Members
John M. Edgar (father)
Jennie L. Edgar (mother)
John W. Edgar (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-52579 -
Data
Type: B-24H
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the city
MACR: 6531
More information
T/Sgt George M. Edgar graduated from Waukegan Township High School.He joined the Air Corps of the Regular Army in Chicago, Illinois on 25 November 1940. He was an actor before he joined the army.
The airplane was shot down by enemy fighters over the target. Two crew members were killed, eight men were taken prisoner.
According to surviving crew members, T/Sgt Edgar was badly wounded and they did not know whether he was dead or alive. Because of the spreading fire, they had to leave the plane before they could investigate.
After the crash his body was found in the airplane. He was initially buried at the POW Cemetery in Dallgow-Döberitz on 27 June 1944. Late November, begin December 1946, his remains were disinterred and evacuated to Ardennes.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, www.389thbg.net, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, 1930 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Waukegan High School, 1940