Edmund C Shibble
Military
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UPL 35016
Bruckman Crew - December 1944 - Pittsburgh PA:
Front (left to right): John A. Collette; Edmund C. Shibble
Rear (left to right): Byron A. Schlag; Ivan M. Gerwig; Edward "Buddy" Blattner; Charles H. Bruckman; Thomas J. Iveans; John F. Gorman
Front (left to right): John A. Collette; Edmund C. Shibble
Rear (left to right): Byron A. Schlag; Ivan M. Gerwig; Edward "Buddy" Blattner; Charles H. Bruckman; Thomas J. Iveans; John F. Gorman
Added collection name
Mid air collision with a 34th BG aircraft. Plane broke apart at the waist Prisoner of War (POW)
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ol Scrapiron
- Unit: 447th Bomb Group 711th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 23 March 1945
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
McKees Rock, Pennsylvania | 28 January 1926 | |
Other Prisoner of War (POW) |
23 March 1945 - 4 June 1945 | ||
Died |
13 August 2003 | ||
Buried |
North Versailles, Pennsylvania, USA | 17 August 2003 | New Saint Josephs Cemetery |
Revisions
Contributorjmoore43
Changes
Sources
Added a POW event and birth date per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 159346617. Added Died & Burial events per Find-a-grave Memorial ID 159346617.
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit History Roster, Enlisted Men, as of 01 August 1945/Roll of Honor