Edward Reed Madigan

Military

Assigned to 407BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down in B-17 42-31783 'Ready Teddy II' on Misburg raid 9-Sep-44; evaded with help from French resistance. EVD





Awards: AM (4OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (1 x Battle star).

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Units served with

The insignia of the 92nd Bomb Group.

92nd Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Joseph Warren Navarre

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-535134
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-31783

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Ready Teddy II
  • Unit: 92nd Bomb Group 407th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Hartford, CT 16 August 1920 Son of James H Madigan.

Enlisted

Hartford, CT 26 August 1942 Hartford, Connecticut

Other

Discharged USAAF

11 October 1945 Honourable discharge.

Died

7 March 1990

Buried/ Commemorated

Mount Saint Benedict Cemetery Bloomfield, Hartford County, CT 10 March 1990 Mount Saint Benedict Cemetery Bloomfield, Hartford County, Connecticut

Based

Podington 9 September 1944 Assigned to 407BS, 92BG, 8AF USAAF.

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