Edgar E Cunningham

Military
media-30963.jpeg UPL 30963 SSGT Edgar E. Cunningham
Waist Gunner
Ralph Jarrendt Crew
388th BG - 560th BS 388th Bomb Group collection

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Object Number - UPL 30963 - SSGT Edgar E. Cunningham Waist Gunner Ralph Jarrendt Crew 388th BG - 560th BS

16 Sept 1943 mission to La Pallice, FR. in B-17 #42-5904 'Gremlin Gus'. On return, crashed in Devonshire after scraping a hill top. Cunningham was injured.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 388th Bomb Group.

388th Bomb Group

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

People

Captain Dick and Ralph Jarrendt of the 388th Bomb Group. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Capt Dick & Ralph Jarrendt.'

Ralph T Jarrendt

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 16057004 / O-664401
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
Jim Jones, a tail gunner of the 388th Bomb Group in position inside his B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30595, nicknamed "Gremlin Gus II". Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Jim Jones, T/G of Gremlin Gus. Haven't heard of at Veterans Association, Maryland.'

James Frederick Jones

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 20343323
  • Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Tail Gunner

Aircraft

42-30215 "Slightly Dangerous II" over the Estuary of the River Blackwater in Essex

42-30215

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Slightly Dangerous II
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron

42-30595

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Olin's 69ers, Gremlin Gus II
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron

42-31577

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Aquila
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron

42-5904

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Gremlin Gus
  • Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

California, USA 3 June 1910

Enlisted

San Francisco, CA, USA 22 May 1942

Other

388th BG Combat Tour

Knettishall, Diss IP22 2TH, UK 24 July 1943 - 2 March 1944

Died

California, USA 6 October 1971

Buried

Fall River Mills, CA 96028, USA 9 October 1971 Fall River Cemetery • Fall River Mills, Shasta County, California, USA

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" and a space to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity.

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Contributor466thHistorian
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http://www.388bg.info/servlet/Controller?pageType=detail&id=388-I-CUN03…

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Contributor466thHistorian
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http://www.388bg.info/servlet/Controller?pageType=detail&id=388-I-CUN03…
http://death-records.mooseroots.com/l/210917802/Edgar-E-Cunningham
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16447703/edgar-e.-cunningham#view-p…

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ContributorLucy May
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol. I by Bishop & Hey p. 285

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / www.388bg.info/Personnel.html

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