Edwin Arthur Florcyk
Military ROLL OF HONOUR
Object Number - UPL 16348
Assigned to 846BS, 489BG, 8AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) St. Lo, France in B-24 42-94905 'Censored'; shot down by flak and crashed near St Lo. Killed in Action (KIA) MACR 7915
Awards: AM (OLC), PH.
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Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 846th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 20732483 / O-1287387
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Bombardier
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 846th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13075847 / O-801391
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: 846th Squadron squadron navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 846th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-698347
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 846th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 39566372
- Highest Rank: Private
- Role/Job: Ball Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 489th Bomb Group 846th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: 13044092
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
Aircraft
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Bethlehem, PA | 25 June 1920 | Son of Edward Martin and Anna Emma [Lux] Florcyk. |
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Enlisted |
1 July 1939 | ||
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Died |
Saint, Lo | 24 July 1944 | Failed to Return (FTR) St. Lo, France in B-24 42-94905 'Censored'; shot down by flak and crashed near St Lo. KIA MACR 7915 |
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Buried |
Beverly National Cemetery Beverly, Burlington County, NJ | 13 January 1949 | Beverly National Cemetery Beverly, Burlington County, New Jersey |
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Based |
Halesworth | 24 July 1944 | Assigned to 846BS, 489BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 7915 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database