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LOUGHRAN, Edwin Jack - Date of
birth
13 July 1918 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Bronx, New York -
Hometown
The Bronx, Bronx County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-693691 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Co-Pilot -
Unit
418th Bombardment Squadron,
100th Bombardment Group, Heavy
-
Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
6 March 1944 - Place of
death
Haselünne, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
Edwin Loughran (father)
Celia Loughran (mother)
Doria Loughran (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30278 -
Data
Type: B-17F
Nickname: Sly Fox
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the industrial area
MACR: 3016
More information
2nd Lt Edwin J. Loughran was an electrician apprentice.He joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve as an aviation cadet at the San Antonio Aviation Cadet Center, Texas on 11 December 1942.
Their aircraft was shot down by German fighters near Haselünne. The entire crew was killed. They were initially buried at the cemetery of Quakenbruck, Germany.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.100thbg.com, www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - 1920-1940 Census
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, Barbara Connolly, Kirsten van Herpen