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TOOMEY, Edward Clark - Date of
birth
22 October 1924 -
Age
19 -
Place of birth
Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont -
Hometown
Bennington, Bennington County, Vermont
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
11085478 -
Rank
Technical Sergeant -
Function
Radio Operator/Gunner -
Unit
338th Bombardment Squadron,
96th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
29 January 1944 - Place of
death
Near Reichweiler, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Luxembourg
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 16 | 41 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Thomas P. Toomey (father)
Katherine A. (Clark) Toomey (mother)
Robert D. Toomey (brother)
Joan H. Toomey (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-38001 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Frankfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yards
MACR: 2380
More information
T/Sgt Edward C. Toomey volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Rutland, Vermont on 3 November 1942.The airplane was attacked by German fighters and a Me-109 crashed into it.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Arlington Aria Families, www.fold3.com - MACR, www.findagrave.com – Coleman
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.findagrave.com