Edgar Allen Ehrlich
Military
Rear L-R: 1Lt Robert O Taylor, 2Lt Edgar Eharlich, F/O Vincent Beradi, 2Lt Francis Maclean.
Front L-R: T/Sgt Robert Remillard, Sgt Robert T Biedrzycki, S/Sgt Elvis M Newman, T/Sgt Milton Checket, S/Sgt George Capral Jr.
Object Number - UPL 37465 - "Lt Taylor's crew of the 398th Bomb Group, 8th AF by their B-17 at their base in England, 6 August 1944." Rear L-R: 1Lt Robert O Taylor, 2Lt Edgar...
Assigned to 601BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. 36 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: AM, WWII Victory, EAME, PH, National Defense, UN, Korean and Republic of Korea War Service medal.
Post war: Remained in USAF, serving in Korean conflict. Killed in fatal crash of B-29 Super fortress 44-62108, 343BS, 98BG at Daegu Airport (USAF Base K-2), South Korea. A/C had been hit by enemy fire on a night intruder mission and lost 2 of its 4 engines. Killed in Action (KIA).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 601st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Oxo
- Unit: 398th Bomb Group 602nd Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
St Louis, MO | 15 March 1921 | Son of Sam and Sadie Ehrlich. |
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Enlisted |
San Antonio, TX | 9 November 1942 | |
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Enlisted |
25 July 1950 | ||
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Died |
Daegu Airport, South Korea | 10 April 1951 | Killed in fatal crash of B-29 Superfortress 44-62108, 343BS, 98BG at Daegu Airport (USAF Base K-2). A/C had been hit by enemy fire and lost 2 of 4 engines. Killed in Action (KIA) |
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Buried |
Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery, St Louis, MO | Chesed Shel Emeth Cemetery University City, St Louis County, MO | |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
Honourable discharge. | ||
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Based |
Nuthampstead | Assigned to 601BS, 398BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
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398th History, vol 1 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia