Edward Joseph Decosmo
Military ROLL OF HONOURLWG, Hedin Crew. 381st BG, 533rd BS, 8th AF. Killed in Action 14 July 1943 in B-17 #42-3223 "Red Hot Riding Hood". Mission #9 to Amiens-Glisy, France. Plane developed engine trouble and exploded over Rattlesden Base.
Baltimore, MD
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 532nd Bomb Squadron 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 11053404
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 36261554
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: waist gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 432nd Air Service Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 34206178
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator/Link Trainer Instructor
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 381st Bomb Group 533rd Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 35381538
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turret Gunner; Flight Engineer
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Baltimore, MD, USA | 1 October 1919 | |
Enlisted |
Baltimore, MD, USA | 27 December 1941 | |
Other Killed in Action |
Rattlesden, Bury Saint Edmunds IP30, UK | 14 July 1943 | |
Buried |
Brookwood American Cemetery and Memorial | 17 July 1943 | |
Based |
14 July 1943 | ||
Buried |
Baltimore National Cemetery Baltimore, MD Plot E Row O Grave 5063 |
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381st Bomb Group Memorial Association, March 1999; Roll of Honor / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia