Edward Koster

Military
media-20922.jpeg UPL 20922 Donald Murray, Walter Wiggins, William Stooks, Edward Armm, George Bouchek, Edward Koster, John Clark, Donald Kemmann, Arthur Kaule George Bouchek

Original photos from the family of George Bouchek (Darlene Bouchek Fitzgerald)

Object Number - UPL 20922 - Donald Murray, Walter Wiggins, William Stooks, Edward Armm, George Bouchek, Edward Koster, John Clark, Donald Kemmann, Arthur Kaule

Shot down 12 May 1944 in B-17 #4297094 'Why Worry. ' Plane ditched in Channel. Returned to base. Had collision and crashed at East Priegnitz n 6/21/44 in B-17 #42102662 Prisoner of War (POW)

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Units served with

The insignia of the 452nd Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Why Worry ?
  • Unit: 452nd Bomb Group 728th Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Rochester, New York, USA

Other

Prisoner of War (POW)

Germany 21 June 1944

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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 6239 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database / Roll of Honor/ MACR 6239

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