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EICHHORN, Edison - Date of
birth
7 March 1923 -
Age
20 - Place of
birth
Baltimore, Maryland -
Hometown
Baltimore, Maryland
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-735295 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Navigator -
Unit
535th Bombardment Squadron,
381st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Air Medal with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
-
Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
1 December 1943 - Place of
death
Buderich, Germany
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
-
Members
William H. Eichhorn (father)
Pearl B. Eichhorn (mother)
William H. Eichhorn (brother)
Ivy P. Eichhorn (sister)
Audrey L. Eichhorn (sister)
Delmas F. Eichhorn (brother)
Iris A. Eichhorn (sister)
Elva M. Eichhorn (sister)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31111 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Four Aces - Pat Hand
Destination: Solingen, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the industrial area
MACR: 1659
More information
2nd Lt Edison Eichhorn attended high school for four years and was a mechanic.He volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States in Baltimore, Maryland on 13 March 1942.
Crew members of other airplanes in the same group stated that they saw a burst of flak very close to the #3 engine at about two minutes before the I.P. The airplane continued its way, seemingly undisturbed by it. After bombs away, the bomb bay doors remained open and after about 30 seconds it slightly turn away form the formation.
IIt is believed the airplane crashed in the Rhine river near Buderich. The entire crew of ten men was killed and their remains were never recovered.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com, NARA, www.fold3.com - MACR
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - The Evening Sun