Edwin William Pfanner
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
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Group of enlisted men, most of which flew with the 388th BG:
Standing left to right: S. Nevins, Mario J. Zumbolo (FE), Walter Scott Reed (WG), William Angelo Marcario (TG)
Kneeling left to right: Leighton, Elbert Paul Moyer (WG), Edwin W. Pfanner (BTG)
Standing left to right: S. Nevins, Mario J. Zumbolo (FE), Walter Scott Reed (WG), William Angelo Marcario (TG)
Kneeling left to right: Leighton, Elbert Paul Moyer (WG), Edwin W. Pfanner (BTG)
Added ID's.
On a mission to Klein Machnow, Berlin on 6 Mar 1944, another B-17 from the 388th went out of control after being attacked by fighters and collided with B-17G 42-40054 which exploded and crashed SE of Emmen, Holland. Killed in Action (KIA).
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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: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-675160
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Co-Pilot/Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 562nd Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-672514
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Big Red
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 563rd Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Winged Fury
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 560th Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Devil's Luck
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Passionate Witch II
- Unit: 388th Bomb Group 561st Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 6 March 1944
- Date: 4 March 1944
- Date: 3 March 1944
- Date: 29 February 1944
- Date: 24 February 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Jersey City, New Jersey | 18 December 1922 | |
Union City, New Jersey | 30 June 1942 | 708 11th Street | |
Enlisted |
New York City, NY | 28 November 1942 | |
Other Killed In Action |
Veenschapsweg, Schoonebeek, Netherlands | 6 March 1944 | A/C formation was attacked by German fighters. Pfanner's a/c was rammed by another B-17 knocking the ball turret off with Pfanner inside. |
Buried |
Schoonebeek, Netherlands | 10 March 1944 | Schoonebeek Cemetery Netherlands Row 1, Grave 26 |
Buried |
Fairview, NJ | Fairview Memorial Park and Mausoleum Fairview, Bergen County, New Jersey, USA Plot Section Magnolia, Block 12, South Grave 33 |
Revisions
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 3092, Losses of the 8th & 9th Air Forces
Contributor466thHistorian
Changes
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
MACR 3092 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database