Edwin R Reid

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-50751.jpeg UPL 50751 (Left to Right) 2nd Lt. Arvin Basnight, Pilot; 2nd Lt. Dave Bronstein, Bombardier; 1st Lt. Edwin R. (Rusty) Reid, Pilot; 1st Lt. Robert (Bob) Friedman, Navigator; Lt. John V. Barczak, Pilot
PHOTO CONTRIBUTED BY JOY FRIEDMAN (WIFE OF BOB FRIEDMAN)

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Object Number - UPL 50751 - (Left to Right) 2nd Lt. Arvin Basnight, Pilot; 2nd Lt. Dave Bronstein, Bombardier; 1st Lt. Edwin R. (Rusty) Reid, Pilot; 1st Lt. Robert (Bob)...

Shot down by fighters on return from mission to Oschersleben on 11 Jan 1944 in B-17G #42-31372 'Malayan Lady' or 'Harass Dragon'. Killed in Action (KIA).



AM w/ Oak Leaf Cluster

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 91st Bomb Group.

91st Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-31372

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Malayan Lady, Harass Dragon
  • Unit: 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Died

11 January 1944

Born

Springfield, Ohio, USA

Buried

Other

Killed in Action (KIA)

Germany 11 January 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1917 / MACR 1917,8th AF Losses, WWII memorial / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database

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Object number: UPL 50751 - (Left to Right) 2nd Lt. Arvin Basnight, Pilot; 2nd...