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TIGHE, Edward Francis Jr "Aboo" - Date of
birth
28 May 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Buffalo, Erie County, New York -
Hometown
Erie County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
32279619 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Assistant Radio Operator/Ball Turret Gunner -
Unit
337th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 11 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
21 November 1944 - Place of
death
Lamspringe and Neuhof, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| L | 21 | 13 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Edward F. Tighe (father)
Jennie E. (Wiggins) Tighe (mother)
Jane M. Tighe (sister)
Marion Tighe (sister)
Lillian K. Tighe (sister)
Gerald Tighe (brother)
Beverly L. Tighe (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-102646 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Destination: Osnabruck, Germany
Mission: Combat
MACR: 10415
More information
A/C encountered severe prop wash and exploded in mid air. Plane exploded in the air and parts spread over 1,5 miles.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees / Headstone and Interment Record
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, Colleen Martino