Edwin J Bessler
MilitaryAfter colliding with enemy aircraft on a mission to Brunswick, GR on 23 March 1944, B-17 42-31103 'Pegasus II' crashed SW of Nienburg/Weser, GR. Prisoner of War.
POW
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Pegasus Too
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Other Prisoner of war |
23 March 1944 | ||
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Born |
Denk, Ohio |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3594, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces