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EVERETT, Edwin Rufus - Date of
birth
30 June 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Homestead, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
13171748 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator/Gunner -
Unit
20th Bombardment Squadron,
2nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 August 1944 - Place of
death
Böhmen, Czechoslovakia
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| K | 29 | 9 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Homer D. Everett (father)
Alice L. (Miller) Everett (mother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31473 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: My Baby
Destination: Moravska Ostrava, Czechoslovakia
Mission: Bombing of the oil refinery
MACR: 8109
More information
S/Sgt Edwin R. Everett graduated from Central High School and attended Carnegie Institute of Technology before he joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 19 February 1943.Capt George B. Sweeney:
This group was heavily attacked by E/A from 1041 to 1100 hours. From 50/70 enemy aircraft took part, coming in aggressively to as close as twenty yards from three to nine o’clock, concentrating on the rear squadron. Two aircraft of the fourth squadron were observed to go down in flames, observation of what happened to other aircraft was not possible as group continued, minus last squadron, to target. The largest number of chutes observed in the area of enemy attacks was three.
He apparently failed to bail out.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Kathy McDermott, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / McCrary Hughes Family Tree / Pennsylvania Veteran Compensation Application Files, www.fold3.com, www.findagrave.com – Seesul, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Aug.44.html
Photo source: www.findagrave.com, The Tribune - 16 April 1945