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Personal info

Full name
BARRY, Edward Aloysius
Date of birth
14 July 1918
Age
25
Place of birth
Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts
Hometown
Lowell, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Military service

Service number
O-671214
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Function
Navigator
Unit
567th Bombardment Squadron,
389th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
24 February 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Gotha, Germany

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
Plot Row Grave
J 3 8

Immediate family

Members
William A. Barry Sr. (father)
Mary V. (Allen) Barry (mother)
Mary G. Barry (sister)
William A. Barry Jr. (brother)
Richard A. Barry (brother)
Gerald P. Barry (brother)
Ruth E. Barry (sister)
Leo F. Barry (brother)

Plane data

Serial number
42-73504
Data
Type: B-24D
Destination: Gotha, Germany
Mission: Bombing of an aircraft factory
MACR: 2941

More information

2nd Lt Edward A. Barry was a driver before he volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States at Fort Devens, Massachusetts on 29 April 1942.

2nd Lt James H. Keeffe:
The aircraft 42-73504 was above our ship and to the left. It passed on the left going down and one body came out of aircraft at the waist. It was a delayed jump. Another body came from waist and was in flames. Bomb bays were blown open and entire waist was in flames. Ship glided down to left and tail broke off.

Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Alexander Family Tree, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.findagrave.com – John Dowdy

Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Andy, Arie-Jan van Hees - Bombardier Class Book 43-02 Big Spring Flying School Texas