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LYMAN, Edward F - Date of
birth
15 May 1919 -
Age
24 - Place of
birth
New York -
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
12124393 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Right Waist Gunner -
Unit
550th Bombardment Squadron,
385th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
11 December 1943 - Place of
death
North Sea, 2 miles off Langeoog Island, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Richard J. Lyman (father)
Edith E. (Sarvis) Lyman (mother)
Lawrence F. Lyman (brother)
Pearl A. Lyman (sister)
Richard J. Lyman Jr. (brother)
Faulkner J. Lyman (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-30168 -
Data
Type: B-17 F
Nickname: Slo Jo
Destination: Emden, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the industrial area
MACR: 1666
More information
S/Sgt Edward F. Lyman was a routeman before he volunteered for the U.S. Army in New York City, New York on 3 August 1942.According to witness statements of surviving crew members, the bombs exploded onboard the plane.
