Edward Francis Murray
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
303rd BG - 358th BS
Object Number - UPL 20987 - John W. Stuermer Crew 303rd BG - 358th BS
Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. Collided with another a/c and crashed near Irthlingborough, Northhamptonshire during formup for a mission to Ascherleben, Germany on 22-Feb-44 in B-17G #42-38041'Hells Angels II'. Killed in Action (KIA). No MACR
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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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
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 19105839 / O-802157
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Hell's Angels II
- Unit: 303rd Bomb Group 358th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Providence, RI | 7 December 1922 | Son of Alice L Murray. |
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Died |
Irthlingborough, Northhamptonshire, UK | 22 February 1944 | |
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Based |
Molesworth | 22 February 1944 | Assigned to 358BS, 303BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Buried |
Saint Francis Cemetery Pawtucket, Providence County, RI | Saint Francis Cemetery Pawtucket, Providence County, Rhode Island |
Revisions
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Chronolgy Supplement, 1942-45; p. 85., Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces