Edward was not officially declared as being dead by the military until February 7, 1946. The above date displayed is the actual date that he went missing.
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Edward served as a Second Lieutenant & Bombardier on B-25D-1 "Tinkie" (#41-30315), 500th Bomber Squadron, 345th Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Colorado prior to the war.
Edward was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-25 didn't return from a bombing mission over Hollandia, New Guinea during the war. He and was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 0-745820
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Airmen who perished on B-25D (#41-30315)
Anderson, Harold W ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, CA
Bidgood, Robert B ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, GA
Brick, Daniel L ~ Sgt, Engineer, MD
Hooper, Edward E ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Colorado
Murphy, William ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, NJ
Waggle, James A ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, CA
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April 16, 1944 was known as "Black Sunday" for the Air Force. A total of "37" planes were destroyed or missing & another "9" were damaged due to the weather (severe thunderstorms).
" Click Here " for a listing of all Airmen lost on Black Sunday.
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Bio, crew report & listing by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
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~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Edward served as a Second Lieutenant & Bombardier on B-25D-1 "Tinkie" (#41-30315), 500th Bomber Squadron, 345th Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Colorado prior to the war.
Edward was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-25 didn't return from a bombing mission over Hollandia, New Guinea during the war. He and was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 0-745820
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-25D (#41-30315)
Anderson, Harold W ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, CA
Bidgood, Robert B ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, GA
Brick, Daniel L ~ Sgt, Engineer, MD
Hooper, Edward E ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Colorado
Murphy, William ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, NJ
Waggle, James A ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, CA
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
April 16, 1944 was known as "Black Sunday" for the Air Force. A total of "37" planes were destroyed or missing & another "9" were damaged due to the weather (severe thunderstorms).
" Click Here " for a listing of all Airmen lost on Black Sunday.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Bio, crew report & listing by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Edward was not officially declared as being dead by the military until February 7, 1946. The above date displayed is the actual date that he went missing.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Edward served as a Second Lieutenant & Bombardier on B-25D-1 "Tinkie" (#41-30315), 500th Bomber Squadron, 345th Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Colorado prior to the war.
Edward was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-25 didn't return from a bombing mission over Hollandia, New Guinea during the war. He and was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 0-745820
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-25D (#41-30315)
Anderson, Harold W ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, CA
Bidgood, Robert B ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, GA
Brick, Daniel L ~ Sgt, Engineer, MD
Hooper, Edward E ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Colorado
Murphy, William ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, NJ
Waggle, James A ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, CA
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
April 16, 1944 was known as "Black Sunday" for the Air Force. A total of "37" planes were destroyed or missing & another "9" were damaged due to the weather (severe thunderstorms).
" Click Here " for a listing of all Airmen lost on Black Sunday.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Bio, crew report & listing by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Edward served as a Second Lieutenant & Bombardier on B-25D-1 "Tinkie" (#41-30315), 500th Bomber Squadron, 345th Bomber Group, Medium, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Colorado prior to the war.
Edward was declared "Missing In Action" when his B-25 didn't return from a bombing mission over Hollandia, New Guinea during the war. He and was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
Service # 0-745820
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Airmen who perished on B-25D (#41-30315)
Anderson, Harold W ~ S/Sgt, Gunner, CA
Bidgood, Robert B ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, GA
Brick, Daniel L ~ Sgt, Engineer, MD
Hooper, Edward E ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, Colorado
Murphy, William ~ Sgt, Radio Operator, NJ
Waggle, James A ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, CA
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
April 16, 1944 was known as "Black Sunday" for the Air Force. A total of "37" planes were destroyed or missing & another "9" were damaged due to the weather (severe thunderstorms).
" Click Here " for a listing of all Airmen lost on Black Sunday.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Bio, crew report & listing by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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