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SEDINGER, Edward Joseph - Date of
birth
24 September 1921 -
Age
22 - Place of
birth
Millerton, Tioga County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Millerton, Tioga County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33349595 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Left Waist Gunner -
Unit
366th Bombardment Squadron,
305th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
14 October 1943 - Place of
death
Horn, near Roermond, the Netherlands
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 35 | 11 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Stanley V. Sedinger (father)
Hazel D. (Fish) Sedinger (mother)
Fannie M. Sedinger (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-3549 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Schweinfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the KugelFischer ball bearings factory
MACR: 918
More information
S/Sgt Edward J. Sedinger worked in the fabrication of metal products.He enlisted in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania on 24 July 1942. He graduated at the Aerial Gunnery School in Las Vegas, Nevada and was then stationed at Blythe, Calif., where he had been promoted to Staff Sergeant and awarded the silver wings. He had been in England about six weeks before he was killed.
The plane was attacked by enemy fighters and left the formation near Geilenkirchen, Germany. It was last seen on fire and exploded in the air near Horn, Netherlands.
Six crew members survived and were taken prisoner, four men were killed.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Stant Family Tree / Veteran Compensation Application Files, www.fold3.com, www.newspapers.com - Star-Gazette
Photo source: Jac Engels, www.newspapers.com - Star-Gazette