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WAGNER, Edward Irvin - Date of
birth
10 July 1925 -
Age
19 - Place of
birth
Pennsylvania -
Hometown
Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
33765581 -
Rank
Corporal -
Function
Radio Operator/Gunner -
Unit
20th Bombardment Squadron,
2nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
14 March 1945 - Place of
death
Tata, Hungary
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Lorraine
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| C | 21 | 79 |
Immediate family
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Members
John M. Wagner (father)
Ellen Wagner (mother)
More information
Cpl Edward I. Wagner attended high school for 4 years before he joined the Air Corps of the U.S. Army Reserve in Greensboro, North Carolina on 3 November 1943.S/Sgt Alfred Novak:
I saw B-17 No 428 last at 1426 hours from 23,000 feet at 47.38N 18.11E where he received a direct flak hit in the number two engine, he then pulled out to the right, left the formation in flames. The A/C was then going down and at this time, I observed two chutes, after he had lost a little more altitude, I observed two more chutes, one of which was on fire. The A/C then exploded and I observed pieces of the A/C falling earthward.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov – WWII Enlistment Record, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Pennsylvania Church and Town Records, www.fold3.com, http://aircrewremembered.com/USAAFCombatOperations/Mar.45.html
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