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RICH, Edgar Arthur - Date of
birth
12 February 1924 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
St. Louis County, Minnesota -
Hometown
Duluth, St. Louis County, Minnesota
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
17080324 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
567th Bombardment Squadron,
389th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
1 April 1944 - Place of
death
Near Pforzheim, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| B | 21 | 18 |
Immediate family
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Members
Reuben E. Rich (father)
Florence E. L. (Demming) Rich (mother)
Jessie M. Rich (sister)
June V. Rich (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-99977 -
Data
Type: B-24J
Nickname: What’s Cookin’ Doc?
Destination: Pforzheim, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the industrial area
MACR: 3598
More information
S/Sgt Edgar A. Rich joined the Air Corps immediately after graduating from Central High School in June 1942. He was sent overseas in November 1943.Airplane lost by flak on this mission.
He is remembered at the Floodwood Cemetery in Floodwood, St. Louis, Minnesota.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Bosiacki Family Tree, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.findagrave.com – Shane O, www.newspapers.com – The Duluth News Tribune - 23 April 1944
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Marshall and Mary McIntyre / Breck Wilson, www.newspapers.com – The Duluth News Tribune - 23 April 1944