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CAMPBELL, Edwin R - Date of
birth
23 April 1916 -
Age
26 - Place of
birth
San Mateo County, California -
Hometown
San Joaquin County, California
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
39084294 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Tail Gunner -
Unit
323rd Bombardment Squadron,
91st Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
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Status
Missing in Action - Date of
death
4 February 1943 - Place of
death
12 miles northwest of the western tip of Terschelling Island, the Netherlands
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten - Walls of the Missing
Immediate family
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Members
Gilbert R. Campbell (father)
Hazel (Pierce) Campbell (mother)
Robert S. Campbell (brother)
Homer G. Campbell (brother)
Plane data
- Serial
number
41-24544 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Nickname: Pennsylvania Polka
Destination: Hamm, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the marshalling yard
MACR: 3557/4635
More information
Sgt Edwin R. Campbell attended Lodi High School for three years and had been employed at the Union Ice Company of Stockton.He joined the Air Corps of the Regular Army on 8 November 1941.
After suffering damage during the bomb run, the airplane was attacked by FW 190's on the return flight shortly after 12.40 hrs., knocking out #3 engine.
The entire crew of ten men was killed and their remains were never recovered. Seven are remembered at the Walls of the Missing of Margraten, three are remembered at the Walls of the Missing at the American Military Cemetery and Memorial of Cambridge.
Source of information: Raf Dyckmans, MACR 3557/4635, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.ancestry.com – 1930/1940 Census / U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, The Sacramento Bee 3 March 1944