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Personal info

Full name
SHERRICK, Edward John
Date of birth
20 November 1920
Age
23
Place of birth
Harvey, Cook County, Illinois
Hometown
Cook County, Illinois

Military service

Service number
16142329
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Function
Top Turret Gunner
Unit
832nd Bombardment Squadron,
486th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
4 August 1944
Place of death
Quelkhorn, Hannover, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Ardennes
Plot Row Grave
B 42 14

Immediate family

Members
Chester Sherrick (father)
Ida M. (Chapman) Sherrick (mother)
LaVerne C. Sherrick (sister)

Plane data

Serial number
43-38145
Data
Type: B-17G
Mission: Hambrug, Germany
MACR: 7713

More information

S/Sgt Edward J. Sherrick enlisted in the Army Air Corps on 29 Oct 1942 in Chicago, Illinois.

A burst of FLAK detonated beneath plane #909, and the shock pushed the aircraft upward into plane#145. Aboard #145, Lt Scully saw #909's wing swing up between engines #3 and #4. The shaft of #4 broke when it was struck by the wingtip of #909, and went flying off into space. A propeller of #145 bit into the nose of #909 before both aircraft began their tumble from the sky.

Source of information: Michel Beckers, Terry Hirsch, WWII Draft Card, 1930 US Census

Photo source: Jac Engels