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HOOD, Edward Robert - Date of
birth
10 June 1919 -
Age
25 - Place of
birth
Howard County, Indiana -
Hometown
Kokomo, Howard County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-764123 -
Rank
First Lieutenant -
Function
Command Pilot -
Unit
730th Bombardment Squadron,
452nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
2 January 1945 - Place of
death
Trier-Euren, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 3 | 58 |
Immediate family
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Members
Hubert G. Hood (father)
Nellie D. (Fording) Hood (mother)
Hubert C. Hood (brother)
Katherine J. Hood (sister)
Madora V. Hood (sister)
Russell M. Hood (brother)
Robert J. Hood (brother)
Philip D. Hood (brother)
Ruby J. (Parker) Hood (sister)
Frances (Mahala) Hood (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
43-38921 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Ehrang, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yards
MACR: 11225
More information
1st Lt Edward R. Hood was a mechanic.He enlisted at Fort Benjamin, Harrison, Indiana on 25 January 1941. Initially he became a medic but later transferred to flying school where he received his wings at Stockton Field in January 1944.
He piloted 14 of his 19 missions with the same crew. On his last four missions, he was a command pilot.
On his last mission he flew as an additional crew member aboard a 'Pathfinder' plane, equipped with H2X Radar, with another squadron.
About 1 minute before bombs away, the aircraft received a direct hit between #1 and #2 engines, bending back the outer wing panel which hit the rudder, sending the plane into a flat spin. In the spin on the way down, the plane broke apart. One crew reported seeing parachutes, alle the other crews reported no parachutes seen.
One crew member survived and was taken prisoner. The other eight crew members were killed.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, Diana Whitis, www.memorial.com, www.abmc.gov, www.ancestry.com - Family Trees, www.fold3.com - MACR
Photo source: www.findagrave.com - LuxAmCem, Diana Whitis