Edward Rody Ryan
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
WWI, WWII, and Korean War Casualty Listings
Object Number - UPL 21954 - 1Lt. Edward R. Ryan
Lt. Edward Ryan was on a strafing mission at a German airfield near the France-Belgium border when the P-51B Mustang #43-6382 he was piloting was hit by Flak, caught fire and crashed near the German airfield of Orléans-Bricy, 15km West of Orléans, Loiret Department, France. Pilot Edward R. Ryan Killed In Action (KIA). At the time of his death, Edward Ryan had been credited with 4 kills and 4 damaged enemy aircraft. Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 3438.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Ninth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-51 Mustang
- Nicknames: Killer
- Unit: 354th Fighter Group 355th Fighter Squadron
Missions
- Date: 5 April 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
21 September 1921 | Omaha, Nebraska, United States, the son of Rody Roger Ryan and Jean (Undeland) Ryan | |
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Enlisted |
16 April 1942 | Los Angeles, California | |
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Other Killed In Action (KIA) |
5 April 1944 | in the crash of P-51 Mustang # 43-6382, near the German airfield of Orléans-Bricy, 15km West of Orléans, Loiret Department, France | |
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Buried |
7 April 1944 | at the municipal cemetery of Boulay-les-Barres, a short distance SE of the Orléans-Bricy airfield. | |
| Los Angeles, California | |||
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Buried |
after the Liberation of the area, his remains were transferred to the Temporary American Cemetery in Solers, France | ||
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Buried |
Epinal American Cemetery and Memorial | his remains were later transferred to the American Military Cemetery in Epinal, France - Plot B – Row 5 – Grave 64 |
Revisions
NARA WWII Enlistment Records
WWII Draft Card
Missing Air Crew Report - MACR 3438
NARA – Captured German records J-909 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/131495999 and J-773 at https://catalog.archives.gov/id/131495009
ABMC website
9th Air Force Roll of Honor (IWM in liaison with Ninth Air Force veterans and group associations, American Battle Monuments Commission, and Buddies of the Ninth Association) / Mr V J Lewis
