Edward T Cunliffe Sr

Military

Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) Rostock in B-17 42-31798 11-Apr-44; hit by Fw190's, crashed Bad Doberan. Prisoner of War (POW). MACR 3801





Awards: POW, WWII Victory, EAME.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 95th Bomb Group.

95th Bomb Group

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

People

Garland David Maddox

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 34331218 / O-754436
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-31798

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Rose O'Day
  • Unit: 95th Bomb Group 412th Bomb Squadron

Places

Dulag Luft 12

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Dulag Luft Grosstychow Dulag 12

Stalag XVII-B

  • Site type: Prisoner of war camp
  • Known as: Stalag 17b, Krems an der Donau, Austria

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Audubon, New Jersey, USA 2 July 1922

Enlisted

Philadelphia, PA 15 October 1942 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Krems an der Donau, Austria 11 April 1944 Prisoner of War (POW). Stalag XVIIb.

Died

18 October 2021 Edward T. Cunliffe, Sr. age 99 of Moorestown on October 18, 2021. Beloved husband of the late Dorothy Jane Cunliffe. Devoted father of two daughters and a son. Loving grandfather of 8 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. The family is planning to have a Memorial Service at a later date.

Based

Horham 11 April 1944 Assigned to 412BS, 95BG, 8AF USAAF.

Other

Missions

27-Mar-44 Cazaux; 28-Mar-44 Chateaudun; 8-Apr-44 Quackenbruck, 10-Ap-44 Beaumont Sur Oise; 11-Apr-44 Rostock, Germany.

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3801 / MACR 3801; Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database