Son of Joseph DeCosmo, Sr. and Victoria (nee Kaniecki) DeCosmo.
Edward served as a Sergeant & Left Waist Gunner on B-17 "Red Hot Riding Hood" #42-3223, 533rd Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 27, 1941 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Driver and also as Single, without dependents.
Edward died in the "Line Of Duty" when his B-17 caught on fire, for an unknown reason, and exploded over Rattlesden Air Field, Rattlesden, England during the war.
Service # 13049659
[Abundant thanks to Find A Grave military researcher Russ Pickett for providing the above biographical text.]
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-3223
Burroughs, William D ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, New York
DeCosmo, Edward J ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Maryland
Hedin, Charles E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, New York
MacDonald, Stewart ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Massachusetts
Marhefke, Clifford J ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Wisconsin
Thomas, Vivian M ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Ohio
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Military Information: Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Force
Edward served as a Sergeant & Left Waist Gunner on B-17 "Red Hot Riding Hood" #42-3223, 533rd Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 27, 1941 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Driver and also as Single, without dependents.
Edward died in the "Line Of Duty" when his B-17 caught on fire, for an unknown reason, and exploded over Rattlesden Air Field, Rattlesden, England during the war.
Service # 13049659
[Abundant thanks to Find A Grave military researcher Russ Pickett for providing the above biographical text.]
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-3223
Burroughs, William D ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, New York
DeCosmo, Edward J ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Maryland
Hedin, Charles E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, New York
MacDonald, Stewart ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Massachusetts
Marhefke, Clifford J ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Wisconsin
Thomas, Vivian M ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Ohio
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Military Information: Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Force
Son of Joseph DeCosmo, Sr. and Victoria (nee Kaniecki) DeCosmo.
Edward served as a Sergeant & Left Waist Gunner on B-17 "Red Hot Riding Hood" #42-3223, 533rd Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 27, 1941 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Driver and also as Single, without dependents.
Edward died in the "Line Of Duty" when his B-17 caught on fire, for an unknown reason, and exploded over Rattlesden Air Field, Rattlesden, England during the war.
Service # 13049659
[Abundant thanks to Find A Grave military researcher Russ Pickett for providing the above biographical text.]
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-3223
Burroughs, William D ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, New York
DeCosmo, Edward J ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Maryland
Hedin, Charles E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, New York
MacDonald, Stewart ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Massachusetts
Marhefke, Clifford J ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Wisconsin
Thomas, Vivian M ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Ohio
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Military Information: Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Force
Edward served as a Sergeant & Left Waist Gunner on B-17 "Red Hot Riding Hood" #42-3223, 533rd Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Baltimore, Maryland prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on December 27, 1941 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Driver and also as Single, without dependents.
Edward died in the "Line Of Duty" when his B-17 caught on fire, for an unknown reason, and exploded over Rattlesden Air Field, Rattlesden, England during the war.
Service # 13049659
[Abundant thanks to Find A Grave military researcher Russ Pickett for providing the above biographical text.]
( Bio by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-3223
Burroughs, William D ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, New York
DeCosmo, Edward J ~ Sgt, Left Waist Gunner, Maryland
Hedin, Charles E ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, New York
MacDonald, Stewart ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner, Massachusetts
Marhefke, Clifford J ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner, Wisconsin
Thomas, Vivian M ~ S/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, Ohio
( Crew Report by: Russell S. "Russ" Pickett )
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Military Information: Sergeant, U.S. Army Air Force
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