Edwin Emory Bowersox
Military ROLL OF HONOURAssigned to 338BS, 96BG, 8AF USAAF. Shot down 29-Nov-43 in B-17 42-37802, Killed in Action (KIA).
Award: AM, PH.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20708307 / O-798500
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 96th Bomb Group 338th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Station 138
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Beaver Springs, Pennsylvania | 1 November 1921 | Born Beaver Springs, Pennsylvania |
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Enlisted |
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania | 22 July 1942 | Enlisted Harrisburg, Pennsylvania |
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Died |
29 November 1943 | ||
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Buried Tablets of the Missing |
Cambridge American Cemetery, Coton, Cambridge, UK | 1 January 1946 | Tablets of the Missing Cambridge American Cemetery Coton, Cambs, UK |
Revisions
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/210224619/edwin-e-bowersox
Added a "-" to the A/C serial number in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 1390 / MACR 1390; Snetterton Falcons pg 77 and 81 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database