Edward served as a Private, Company G, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on April 28, 1943 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in a machine shop and also as Single, with dependents.
Edward was a Passenger on C-47A #42-24077 that was assigned to the 77th Troop Carrier Squadron, 435th Troop Carrier Group during World War II.
C-47A #42-24077 took off with a crew of 4 and 17 Paratroopers from Station 474, Welford, England for a parachute drop over France on D-Day. The were shot down by German Anti-Aircraft fire and crashed in France during the war. The crew and paratroopers were all killed in this crash.
Edward was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 33604458
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Crew who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
Hamblin, James J ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NJ
Jones, Milton E ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Kowalski, Joseph E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Reverski, Clarence A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Passengers who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
All the Paratroopers were from Company G, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army.
Berlin, John C ~ Tech/5, LA
Brown, Leonard L ~ Pvt, WI
Crouch, Everett G ~ 2nd Lt, TX
Goodall, Frank N ~ Pfc, NY
Marlow, Jack L ~ Pvt, AZ
Plourde, Donat M ~ Pvt, ME
Dziedzic, Edward ~ Pvt, PA
Edwards, Melvin D ~ Cpl, CA
Jones, Edward L ~ Pvt, WV
Simmons, Walter A ~ Pfc, MI
Siriani, Joseph C ~ Pvt, NY
Smith, Charles L ~ Pfc, MI
Vasquez, Manuel R ~ Pvt, TX
Vathis, George T ~ Pfc, MI
Williams, Earle F, Jr ~ Pvt, CA
Yaquinto, Mathew J ~ Sgt, MI
Young, James M ~ Cpl, IN
( Above Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
Special thanks to: Jeff Hall
for submitting this record for bio updates!
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Previously added by Jeff Hall.
Pvt Edward Dziedzic, paratrooper of the 3/501st PIR’s G Company, took off from station 474 in Welford, UK in the C-47 42-24077 to drop over DZ-C as part of Operation Albany during the Normandy invasion. Their target time was 0120. Their plane was the last of five waves to cross the Cotentin, over air defenses now on full alert. To complicate matters, there were heavy clouds at 1500 feet, gone unreported due to the strict radio silence. Some pilots decided to pull up and find their DZs with the Eureka-Rebecca system, others went low to obtain a visual of their DZs, and a rare few stayed the course through the cloud bank. While approaching DZ-C, flak hit the last three planes, including the 42-24077. The plane crashed in the Norman countryside, killing all aboard.
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He resided in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on April 28, 1943 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in a machine shop and also as Single, with dependents.
Edward was a Passenger on C-47A #42-24077 that was assigned to the 77th Troop Carrier Squadron, 435th Troop Carrier Group during World War II.
C-47A #42-24077 took off with a crew of 4 and 17 Paratroopers from Station 474, Welford, England for a parachute drop over France on D-Day. The were shot down by German Anti-Aircraft fire and crashed in France during the war. The crew and paratroopers were all killed in this crash.
Edward was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 33604458
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Crew who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
Hamblin, James J ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NJ
Jones, Milton E ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Kowalski, Joseph E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Reverski, Clarence A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Passengers who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
All the Paratroopers were from Company G, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army.
Berlin, John C ~ Tech/5, LA
Brown, Leonard L ~ Pvt, WI
Crouch, Everett G ~ 2nd Lt, TX
Goodall, Frank N ~ Pfc, NY
Marlow, Jack L ~ Pvt, AZ
Plourde, Donat M ~ Pvt, ME
Dziedzic, Edward ~ Pvt, PA
Edwards, Melvin D ~ Cpl, CA
Jones, Edward L ~ Pvt, WV
Simmons, Walter A ~ Pfc, MI
Siriani, Joseph C ~ Pvt, NY
Smith, Charles L ~ Pfc, MI
Vasquez, Manuel R ~ Pvt, TX
Vathis, George T ~ Pfc, MI
Williams, Earle F, Jr ~ Pvt, CA
Yaquinto, Mathew J ~ Sgt, MI
Young, James M ~ Cpl, IN
( Above Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
Special thanks to: Jeff Hall
for submitting this record for bio updates!
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Previously added by Jeff Hall.
Pvt Edward Dziedzic, paratrooper of the 3/501st PIR’s G Company, took off from station 474 in Welford, UK in the C-47 42-24077 to drop over DZ-C as part of Operation Albany during the Normandy invasion. Their target time was 0120. Their plane was the last of five waves to cross the Cotentin, over air defenses now on full alert. To complicate matters, there were heavy clouds at 1500 feet, gone unreported due to the strict radio silence. Some pilots decided to pull up and find their DZs with the Eureka-Rebecca system, others went low to obtain a visual of their DZs, and a rare few stayed the course through the cloud bank. While approaching DZ-C, flak hit the last three planes, including the 42-24077. The plane crashed in the Norman countryside, killing all aboard.
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Edward served as a Private, Company G, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army during World War II.
He resided in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on April 28, 1943 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in a machine shop and also as Single, with dependents.
Edward was a Passenger on C-47A #42-24077 that was assigned to the 77th Troop Carrier Squadron, 435th Troop Carrier Group during World War II.
C-47A #42-24077 took off with a crew of 4 and 17 Paratroopers from Station 474, Welford, England for a parachute drop over France on D-Day. The were shot down by German Anti-Aircraft fire and crashed in France during the war. The crew and paratroopers were all killed in this crash.
Edward was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 33604458
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Crew who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
Hamblin, James J ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NJ
Jones, Milton E ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Kowalski, Joseph E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Reverski, Clarence A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Passengers who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
All the Paratroopers were from Company G, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army.
Berlin, John C ~ Tech/5, LA
Brown, Leonard L ~ Pvt, WI
Crouch, Everett G ~ 2nd Lt, TX
Goodall, Frank N ~ Pfc, NY
Marlow, Jack L ~ Pvt, AZ
Plourde, Donat M ~ Pvt, ME
Dziedzic, Edward ~ Pvt, PA
Edwards, Melvin D ~ Cpl, CA
Jones, Edward L ~ Pvt, WV
Simmons, Walter A ~ Pfc, MI
Siriani, Joseph C ~ Pvt, NY
Smith, Charles L ~ Pfc, MI
Vasquez, Manuel R ~ Pvt, TX
Vathis, George T ~ Pfc, MI
Williams, Earle F, Jr ~ Pvt, CA
Yaquinto, Mathew J ~ Sgt, MI
Young, James M ~ Cpl, IN
( Above Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
Special thanks to: Jeff Hall
for submitting this record for bio updates!
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Previously added by Jeff Hall.
Pvt Edward Dziedzic, paratrooper of the 3/501st PIR’s G Company, took off from station 474 in Welford, UK in the C-47 42-24077 to drop over DZ-C as part of Operation Albany during the Normandy invasion. Their target time was 0120. Their plane was the last of five waves to cross the Cotentin, over air defenses now on full alert. To complicate matters, there were heavy clouds at 1500 feet, gone unreported due to the strict radio silence. Some pilots decided to pull up and find their DZs with the Eureka-Rebecca system, others went low to obtain a visual of their DZs, and a rare few stayed the course through the cloud bank. While approaching DZ-C, flak hit the last three planes, including the 42-24077. The plane crashed in the Norman countryside, killing all aboard.
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He resided in Luzerne County, Pennsylvania prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on April 28, 1943 in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in a machine shop and also as Single, with dependents.
Edward was a Passenger on C-47A #42-24077 that was assigned to the 77th Troop Carrier Squadron, 435th Troop Carrier Group during World War II.
C-47A #42-24077 took off with a crew of 4 and 17 Paratroopers from Station 474, Welford, England for a parachute drop over France on D-Day. The were shot down by German Anti-Aircraft fire and crashed in France during the war. The crew and paratroopers were all killed in this crash.
Edward was "Killed In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # 33604458
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Crew who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
Hamblin, James J ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, NJ
Jones, Milton E ~ S/Sgt, Engineer, TX
Kowalski, Joseph E ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, NJ
Reverski, Clarence A ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, MI
Passengers who perished on C-47A #42-24077:
All the Paratroopers were from Company G, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army.
Berlin, John C ~ Tech/5, LA
Brown, Leonard L ~ Pvt, WI
Crouch, Everett G ~ 2nd Lt, TX
Goodall, Frank N ~ Pfc, NY
Marlow, Jack L ~ Pvt, AZ
Plourde, Donat M ~ Pvt, ME
Dziedzic, Edward ~ Pvt, PA
Edwards, Melvin D ~ Cpl, CA
Jones, Edward L ~ Pvt, WV
Simmons, Walter A ~ Pfc, MI
Siriani, Joseph C ~ Pvt, NY
Smith, Charles L ~ Pfc, MI
Vasquez, Manuel R ~ Pvt, TX
Vathis, George T ~ Pfc, MI
Williams, Earle F, Jr ~ Pvt, CA
Yaquinto, Mathew J ~ Sgt, MI
Young, James M ~ Cpl, IN
( Above Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
Special thanks to: Jeff Hall
for submitting this record for bio updates!
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Previously added by Jeff Hall.
Pvt Edward Dziedzic, paratrooper of the 3/501st PIR’s G Company, took off from station 474 in Welford, UK in the C-47 42-24077 to drop over DZ-C as part of Operation Albany during the Normandy invasion. Their target time was 0120. Their plane was the last of five waves to cross the Cotentin, over air defenses now on full alert. To complicate matters, there were heavy clouds at 1500 feet, gone unreported due to the strict radio silence. Some pilots decided to pull up and find their DZs with the Eureka-Rebecca system, others went low to obtain a visual of their DZs, and a rare few stayed the course through the cloud bank. While approaching DZ-C, flak hit the last three planes, including the 42-24077. The plane crashed in the Norman countryside, killing all aboard.
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