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name
FITZGERALD, Edwin F - Date of
birth
1924 -
Age
unknown - Place of
birth
Winthrop, Suffolk County, Massachusetts -
Hometown
Winthrop, Suffolk County, Massachusetts
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O2056368 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
338th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
10 November 1944 - Place of
death
Oestrich-Winkel, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| G | 13 | 33 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Edwin F. Fitzgerald (father)
Marion E. Fitzgerald (mother)
Richard B. Fitzgerald (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-102531 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Tangerine II
Destination: Wiesbaden, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the airfield of Erbenheim
MACR:10358
More information
The aircraft was hit by flak, approximately one minute before bombs away. It immediately broke in two at the ball turret.Two crew members survived and were taken prisoner, seven were killed. They were initially buried at the cemetery of Oestrich-Winkel, Germany
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemeorial.com, www.ancestry.com - 1930 Census, family trees, www.fold3.com - MACR
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - Robert Duval