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HALLOCK, Edward Russell - Date of
birth
2 January 1921 -
Age
23 - Place of
birth
Panton, Addison County, Vermont -
Hometown
Burlington, Chittenden County, Vermont
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
31156082 -
Rank
Staff Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
710th Bombardment Squadron,
447th Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart with Oak Leaf Cluster
Death
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Status
Finding of Death - Date of
death
3 March 1944 - Place of
death
Wesermünde-Bremerhaven, Germany
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Edward L. Hallock (father)
Florence R. (Wells) Hallock (mother)
Ernest Wallin (stepfather)
Gertrude M. Hallock (sister)
Clayton E. Hallock (brother)
Paul D. Hallock (brother)
Franklin R. Hallock (brother)
Ivar Wallin (stepbrother)
Barbara L. (Davis) Hallock (wife)
Carole J. Hallock (daughter)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-31112 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Paper Doll
Destination: Berlin, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the industrial areas
MACR: 2887
More information
S/Sgt Edward R. Hallock graduated from Falls Village High School in 1940 and was a construction worker.He enlisted in Rutland, Vermont on 5 September 1942. He was sent overseas in November 1943.
The mission of the day was to bomb industrial areas in Berlin. Due to deteriorating weather and dense contrails, the formations had to abort the mission. They turned back for home and crossed another formation. The airplane collided head on with airplane 42-38075 and crashed with the loss of all on board of both airplanes.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, www.wwiimemorial.com - www.fold3.com - MACR, www.ancestry.com - Birth Record / Marriage Record, www.newspapers.com - The Burlington Free Press
Photo source: Dennis and Gerda Hermsen, Eddie Dubiel