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Edward F. CONNOLLY
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| NUMBER OF SERVICE | O-733280 | ||||||
| AGE | 25 yo | ||||||
| DATE OF BIRTH | SOUTH DAKOTA | ||||||
| ETAT | Dubuque County, IOWA | ||||||
| FAMILY |
Brother of Clarence CONNOLLY | ||||||
| RANK | Second Lieutenant | ||||||
| FONCTION | Bomber | ||||||
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| SQUADRON | 526th Bomber Squadron | ||||||
| GROUP | 379th Bomber Group, Heavy | ||||||
| ARMY | 8th US Air Force | ||||||
| DATE OF DEATH | 16 September 1943 |  | |||||
| STATUS | KIA | ||||||
| PLACE OF DEATH | Le Tertre Pluhon - Cne Sainte-Anne-sur-Vilaine | ||||||
| DATA PLAN |
B-17 Fortress - type F-75-BO - s/n 42-29901 LF*K "Flying Bull Dogs"
Macr: 1347 Mission: Nantes (44) bombardment port, airfield Takeoff station 117 Kimbolton, Cambridgeshire Shot by fighter Focke Wulf 190 piloted by Fw Geisthardt of JG.2 / 10 (reportedly receiving a bomb from this fighter) Airplane partially evacuated by parachute - 15h00 | ||||||
| CEMETERY | BRITTANY AMERICAN CEMETERY of St James | ||||||
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Crew of B-17 Fortress - type F-75-BO - s/n 42-29901 LF*K"Flying Bull Dogs"
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| Second Lieutenant | Walter Courtney EUWER | Pilot | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James | O-663449 - DFC/AM+3 - MARYLAND | |
| Second Lieutenant | Leonard M. BROWN | CoPilot | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James | O-734067 - AM+1- OHIO | |
| Second Lieutenant | Sten A R. EVANS | Navigatoir | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James | O-733419 - AM+3 - NEW HAMPSHIRE | |
| Second Lieutenant | Edward F. CONNOLLY | Bomber | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James | O-733280 - AM+3/PH - IOWA | |
| T/Sergeant | Louis A. HAMILTON | Gunner | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James | 16042481 - DFC/AM+3/PH - MICHIGAN | |
| T/Sergeant | Samuel N | BLATCHFORD | Radio/Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf | 38002890 - ARKANSAS - Ftook prisoner on 17/12/1943 at the church of Pantin (93) | |
| S/Sergeant | Cyril G | KOVAL | Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria | 32453126 - NEW YORK - took prisoner on 17/12/1943 at the church of Pantin (93) | |
| S/Sergeant | Alfred D | HELD | Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag Luft 3 Sagan-Silesia Bavaria | 11053259 - MASSACHUSETTS - took prisoner on 17/12/1943 at the church of Pantin (93) | |
| S/Sergeant | Elmer W | SCHROEDER | Gunner | Prisoner - Stalag 17B Braunau Gneikendorf | 35325650 - OHIO - took prisoner on 17/12/1943 at the church of Pantin (93) | |
| S/Sergeant | Clifford M. HART | Gunner | Dead | Cim Brit Am St-James | 19096227 - DFC/AM+3/PH - WASHINGTON | |
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Blatchford, Held, Schroeder and Koval manage to jump off the plane before the crash. They are supported by residents and resisters. But they are taken by the Germans on the eve of Christmas. Blatchford, a 19-year-old Apache Indian, will be tortured by the Gestapo before being deported. | ||||||
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| SOURCE INFORMATION & PHOTO | Francecrashes39-45.net - USAAF Class Book Project ABMC American Cemeteries - Frédéric LAVERNHE - Findagrave.com |
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| PROGRAMMER | Garrett, Clive, Frédéric & Renaud |