Stephen L Edgington

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media-21381.jpeg UPL 21381 Stephen Edginton - Muscatine, 398th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 21381 - Stephen Edginton - Muscatine, 398th BG, KIA

Killed in Action (KIA) 4 Aug 1944. Hit by flak over target area Peenemunde, Germany

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Units served with

The insignia of the 398th Bomb Group.

398th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Aircraft

A B-17 Flying Fortress (N7-L, serial number 42-107186) of the 600th Bomb Squadron, 398th Bomb Group prepares for take off.

42-107186

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Unit: 398th Bomb Group 603rd Bomb Squadron

Events

Event Location Date Description

Other

Killed in action

Peenemünde, Germany 4 August 1944

Born

Muscatine, IA 52761, USA

Buried

Memorial Park Cemetery, Muscatine, IA , USA

Revisions

Date
Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
Changes
Sources

Correction to First Name and Initial from http://www.398th.org/History/KIA/Killed_Combat.html

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

398th History, Vol II / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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Object number: UPL 21381 - Stephen Edginton - Muscatine, 398th BG, KIA