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2Lt. John Herbert Edyvean
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2Lt. John Herbert Edyvean

Birth
Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, Ohio, USA
Death
7 Apr 1943 (aged 23)
Real County, Texas, USA
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Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA Add to Map
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John served as a Second Lieutenant on AT-7 (#41-21117), 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 17, 1941 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted as being employed as a Photographer and also as Single, without dependents.

His death certificate notes that at the time of his death he was married. It was also noted that he was interred in Texas.

John died in the "Line of Duty" as a result of an airplane crash 12 miles north of Leakey, Texas during the war.

Service # O-664295

Son of Frank M. & Antoinette Edyvean.

Husband of Helen Edyvean of San Antonio, Texas.

This record is a "cenotaph" in his honor !
John is buried at Sunset Memorial Park in San Antonio, Texas. His memorial page for that grave, with a photo of his marker, is at MEMORIAL ID 246258577.

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Airmen who perished on AT-7 (#41-21117):

Edyvean, John H ~ 2nd Lt, Maryland
Lantz, Don E ~ Cadet, Ohio
Lesher, Rollie H ~ Cadet, Texas
McGurren, Daniel E ~ Cadet, Missouri
McReynolds, Robert L ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, Oklahoma

Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett

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Below article submitted by:
Dan Phelan

From Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, TX), 9 Apr. 1943:

Two army officers and three aviation cadets were killed at approximately 3 a.m. Wednesday when their twin-engined training ship crashed 12 miles north of Leakey, Texas, during a routine mission.

The dead were listed as follows:
2nd Lt. Robert Lee McReynolds, 24, pilot, of Mangum OK
2nd Lt. John H. Edyvean, 23, navigator, Baltimore
Cadet Don E. Lantz, 21, Brander, OH
Cadet Rollie H. Lesher, 24, Borger, TX
Cadet Daniel E. McGurren, 24, Sedalia, MO

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John served as a Second Lieutenant on AT-7 (#41-21117), 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 17, 1941 in Baltimore, Maryland. He was noted as being employed as a Photographer and also as Single, without dependents.

His death certificate notes that at the time of his death he was married. It was also noted that he was interred in Texas.

John died in the "Line of Duty" as a result of an airplane crash 12 miles north of Leakey, Texas during the war.

Service # O-664295

Son of Frank M. & Antoinette Edyvean.

Husband of Helen Edyvean of San Antonio, Texas.

This record is a "cenotaph" in his honor !
John is buried at Sunset Memorial Park in San Antonio, Texas. His memorial page for that grave, with a photo of his marker, is at MEMORIAL ID 246258577.

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Airmen who perished on AT-7 (#41-21117):

Edyvean, John H ~ 2nd Lt, Maryland
Lantz, Don E ~ Cadet, Ohio
Lesher, Rollie H ~ Cadet, Texas
McGurren, Daniel E ~ Cadet, Missouri
McReynolds, Robert L ~ 2nd Lt, Pilot, Oklahoma

Bio & Crew Report by:
Russell S. "Russ" Pickett

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Below article submitted by:
Dan Phelan

From Hondo Anvil Herald (Hondo, TX), 9 Apr. 1943:

Two army officers and three aviation cadets were killed at approximately 3 a.m. Wednesday when their twin-engined training ship crashed 12 miles north of Leakey, Texas, during a routine mission.

The dead were listed as follows:
2nd Lt. Robert Lee McReynolds, 24, pilot, of Mangum OK
2nd Lt. John H. Edyvean, 23, navigator, Baltimore
Cadet Don E. Lantz, 21, Brander, OH
Cadet Rollie H. Lesher, 24, Borger, TX
Cadet Daniel E. McGurren, 24, Sedalia, MO

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  • Created by: Russ Pickett
  • Added: Jul 15, 2013
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/113887711/john_herbert-edyvean: accessed ), memorial page for 2Lt. John Herbert Edyvean (15 May 1919–7 Apr 1943), Find a Grave Memorial ID 113887711, citing Maryland National World War II Memorial, Annapolis, Anne Arundel County, Maryland, USA; Burial Details Unknown; Maintained by Russ Pickett (contributor 46575736).