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MESCHER, Edward C - Date of
birth
11 September 1920 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Spokane, Spokane County, Washington -
Hometown
Spokane County, Washington
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
20942331 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
364th Bombardment Squadron,
305th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
4 April 1943 - Place of
death
Near Le Vaudreil, 3 miles north of Louviers, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 25 | 8 |
Immediate family
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Members
Clemens J. Mescher (father)
Nellie E. (Horr) Mescher (mother)
Wayne E. Mescher (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-5232 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Available Jones
Destination: Paris-Billancourt, France
Mission: Renault Motor Works aviation industry
MACR: 15592
More information
S/Sgt Edward C. Mescher attended Lewis and Clark High School for three years.He joined the Regular Army in Fort Lewis, Washington on 4 October 1941.
Soon after bombs away, the airplane was attacked by more than 20 fighters. Engines #2 and "3 were hit and belch smoke, the communications system was out. The tip of the left wing was destroyed, the vertical stabilizer pierced, the oxygen supply system was dead and the airplane lost altitude and contact with the formation.
Seven crew members survived and were taken prisoner, one could evade capture Two men were killed.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of St. Andre, France.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Terry Hirsch, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.findagrave.com, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / John Clark Family Tree, www.fold3.com, www.americanairmuseum.com/, Lewis & Clark High School WWII Memorial
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.ancestry.com - Lewis and Clark High School Yearbook 1937