Edward served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-29 "Ramp Queen" #42-63513, 877th Bomber Squadron, 499th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Summit County, Ohio prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on February 1, 1941, prior to the war, in Cleveland, Ohio. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the production of rubber goods and also as Single, without dependents.
He was married on May 17, 1941.
On the night of May 25-26, 1945 "464" B-29's were dispatched to attack Tokyo urban areas immediately south of the Imperial Palace on Mission #183. Twenty-six B-29's are lost in this mission which was the largest loss of B-29's and crews in a single day during the war.
Edward was "Killed In Action" when his B-29, being one of the twenty six lost, was hit by flak and crashed near Tokyo during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in the USAF Cemetery #1, Jokohoma, Japan and was later repatriated here on October 24, 1949.
Service # O1284648
Husband of Bonney Kirkland Burrell and Dad of Victoria Evans Burrell.
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-63513:
Burrell, Edward K ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OH
Forystek, Stanley ~ Corp, IL
Fox, William L F ~ S/Sgt, PA
Knuteson, John W ~ FO, WI
Morelli, Louis J ~ Pvt, NY
Norris, Paul H ~ Sgt, IL
Olson, Warren L ~ Sgt, WA
Seeley, Andrew J ~ 2nd Lt, Unknown
Thomas, Francis J ~ Capt, Commander, MA
Whalen, Edward P, Jr ~ Corp, IL
Williamson, Richard, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, CT
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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He resided in Summit County, Ohio prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on February 1, 1941, prior to the war, in Cleveland, Ohio. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the production of rubber goods and also as Single, without dependents.
He was married on May 17, 1941.
On the night of May 25-26, 1945 "464" B-29's were dispatched to attack Tokyo urban areas immediately south of the Imperial Palace on Mission #183. Twenty-six B-29's are lost in this mission which was the largest loss of B-29's and crews in a single day during the war.
Edward was "Killed In Action" when his B-29, being one of the twenty six lost, was hit by flak and crashed near Tokyo during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in the USAF Cemetery #1, Jokohoma, Japan and was later repatriated here on October 24, 1949.
Service # O1284648
Husband of Bonney Kirkland Burrell and Dad of Victoria Evans Burrell.
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-63513:
Burrell, Edward K ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OH
Forystek, Stanley ~ Corp, IL
Fox, William L F ~ S/Sgt, PA
Knuteson, John W ~ FO, WI
Morelli, Louis J ~ Pvt, NY
Norris, Paul H ~ Sgt, IL
Olson, Warren L ~ Sgt, WA
Seeley, Andrew J ~ 2nd Lt, Unknown
Thomas, Francis J ~ Capt, Commander, MA
Whalen, Edward P, Jr ~ Corp, IL
Williamson, Richard, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, CT
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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Edward served as a First Lieutenant & Pilot on B-29 "Ramp Queen" #42-63513, 877th Bomber Squadron, 499th Bomber Group, U.S. Army Air Force during World War II.
He resided in Summit County, Ohio prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on February 1, 1941, prior to the war, in Cleveland, Ohio. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the production of rubber goods and also as Single, without dependents.
He was married on May 17, 1941.
On the night of May 25-26, 1945 "464" B-29's were dispatched to attack Tokyo urban areas immediately south of the Imperial Palace on Mission #183. Twenty-six B-29's are lost in this mission which was the largest loss of B-29's and crews in a single day during the war.
Edward was "Killed In Action" when his B-29, being one of the twenty six lost, was hit by flak and crashed near Tokyo during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in the USAF Cemetery #1, Jokohoma, Japan and was later repatriated here on October 24, 1949.
Service # O1284648
Husband of Bonney Kirkland Burrell and Dad of Victoria Evans Burrell.
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-63513:
Burrell, Edward K ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OH
Forystek, Stanley ~ Corp, IL
Fox, William L F ~ S/Sgt, PA
Knuteson, John W ~ FO, WI
Morelli, Louis J ~ Pvt, NY
Norris, Paul H ~ Sgt, IL
Olson, Warren L ~ Sgt, WA
Seeley, Andrew J ~ 2nd Lt, Unknown
Thomas, Francis J ~ Capt, Commander, MA
Whalen, Edward P, Jr ~ Corp, IL
Williamson, Richard, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, CT
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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He resided in Summit County, Ohio prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army on February 1, 1941, prior to the war, in Cleveland, Ohio. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed in the production of rubber goods and also as Single, without dependents.
He was married on May 17, 1941.
On the night of May 25-26, 1945 "464" B-29's were dispatched to attack Tokyo urban areas immediately south of the Imperial Palace on Mission #183. Twenty-six B-29's are lost in this mission which was the largest loss of B-29's and crews in a single day during the war.
Edward was "Killed In Action" when his B-29, being one of the twenty six lost, was hit by flak and crashed near Tokyo during the war.
He was awarded the Air Medal and the Purple Heart.
He was originally interred in the USAF Cemetery #1, Jokohoma, Japan and was later repatriated here on October 24, 1949.
Service # O1284648
Husband of Bonney Kirkland Burrell and Dad of Victoria Evans Burrell.
The reason he is named on a group headstone is because when soldier's were killed in close proximity to each other they were unable, at that time, to identify them separately and interred their remains together in one grave.
( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
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Airmen who perished on B-29 #42-63513:
Burrell, Edward K ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, OH
Forystek, Stanley ~ Corp, IL
Fox, William L F ~ S/Sgt, PA
Knuteson, John W ~ FO, WI
Morelli, Louis J ~ Pvt, NY
Norris, Paul H ~ Sgt, IL
Olson, Warren L ~ Sgt, WA
Seeley, Andrew J ~ 2nd Lt, Unknown
Thomas, Francis J ~ Capt, Commander, MA
Whalen, Edward P, Jr ~ Corp, IL
Williamson, Richard, Jr ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, CT
( Crew Report by: Russ Pickett )
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