Edward served as a Second Lieutenant & Navigator on F-7B #44-41678, 24th Combat Mapping Squadron, 8th Photographic Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Douglas County, Wisconsin prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on May 22, 1942 in Pueblo, Colorado. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Teacher and also as Single, without dependents.
F-7B #44-41678 took off, with a crew of 9, on a combat photo mission from Cox's Bazaar, India. Shortly after takeoff they crashed, for an unknown reason, into the sea off Bengal.
Edward was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-722420
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Airmen who perished on F-7B #44-41678:
Carmichael, Dale M ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, IN
Dewhirst, William L ~ Corp, Gunner, MI
Hurley, Virgil E, Jr ~ Corp, Gunner, OK
Melland, Edward C ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, WI
Payne, Charles W ~ Sgt, Photographer, MD
The rest of the crew survived the crash.
Note: An F-7B was actually a B-24 which was converted into a photographic reconnaissance version of the plane.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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He resided in Douglas County, Wisconsin prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on May 22, 1942 in Pueblo, Colorado. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Teacher and also as Single, without dependents.
F-7B #44-41678 took off, with a crew of 9, on a combat photo mission from Cox's Bazaar, India. Shortly after takeoff they crashed, for an unknown reason, into the sea off Bengal.
Edward was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-722420
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on F-7B #44-41678:
Carmichael, Dale M ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, IN
Dewhirst, William L ~ Corp, Gunner, MI
Hurley, Virgil E, Jr ~ Corp, Gunner, OK
Melland, Edward C ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, WI
Payne, Charles W ~ Sgt, Photographer, MD
The rest of the crew survived the crash.
Note: An F-7B was actually a B-24 which was converted into a photographic reconnaissance version of the plane.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Edward served as a Second Lieutenant & Navigator on F-7B #44-41678, 24th Combat Mapping Squadron, 8th Photographic Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Douglas County, Wisconsin prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on May 22, 1942 in Pueblo, Colorado. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Teacher and also as Single, without dependents.
F-7B #44-41678 took off, with a crew of 9, on a combat photo mission from Cox's Bazaar, India. Shortly after takeoff they crashed, for an unknown reason, into the sea off Bengal.
Edward was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-722420
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on F-7B #44-41678:
Carmichael, Dale M ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, IN
Dewhirst, William L ~ Corp, Gunner, MI
Hurley, Virgil E, Jr ~ Corp, Gunner, OK
Melland, Edward C ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, WI
Payne, Charles W ~ Sgt, Photographer, MD
The rest of the crew survived the crash.
Note: An F-7B was actually a B-24 which was converted into a photographic reconnaissance version of the plane.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
He resided in Douglas County, Wisconsin prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on May 22, 1942 in Pueblo, Colorado. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Teacher and also as Single, without dependents.
F-7B #44-41678 took off, with a crew of 9, on a combat photo mission from Cox's Bazaar, India. Shortly after takeoff they crashed, for an unknown reason, into the sea off Bengal.
Edward was declared "Missing In Action" in this crash during the war.
He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Service # O-722420
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on F-7B #44-41678:
Carmichael, Dale M ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, IN
Dewhirst, William L ~ Corp, Gunner, MI
Hurley, Virgil E, Jr ~ Corp, Gunner, OK
Melland, Edward C ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, WI
Payne, Charles W ~ Sgt, Photographer, MD
The rest of the crew survived the crash.
Note: An F-7B was actually a B-24 which was converted into a photographic reconnaissance version of the plane.
( Bio & Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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