Enlisted February 1941
560th Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy
Edward Baliff is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
Re-interred on 07/07/1948.
Information gleaned from http://www.8thafhs.com/old/get_one_mission.php?mission_id=406
Lt. Jarrendt, in A/C 42-5904 "Gremlin Gus", crashed into the side of a hill at North Moulton, Somerset, at 2115 hours. About three miles before the crash, the A/C scraped a hilltop and the Tail-gunner, James Jones, fell out of the plane when the tail position escape hatch came open. He was only slightly injured. At the crash site, T/Sgt. Baliff, cameraman, was killed. Lt. Dick, the bombardier, lost a leg and Lt. Staples, the navigator, was seriously injured. Sgts. Hovatter and Cunningham were slightly injured.
***I would like to thank Crypt Tonight Find A Grave ID 48494116 for adding their gravesite photo to this memorial***
Enlisted February 1941
560th Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy
Edward Baliff is listed as Killed In Action in the 1946 Army and Army Air Forces Personnel Casualty List for Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania.
Re-interred on 07/07/1948.
Information gleaned from http://www.8thafhs.com/old/get_one_mission.php?mission_id=406
Lt. Jarrendt, in A/C 42-5904 "Gremlin Gus", crashed into the side of a hill at North Moulton, Somerset, at 2115 hours. About three miles before the crash, the A/C scraped a hilltop and the Tail-gunner, James Jones, fell out of the plane when the tail position escape hatch came open. He was only slightly injured. At the crash site, T/Sgt. Baliff, cameraman, was killed. Lt. Dick, the bombardier, lost a leg and Lt. Staples, the navigator, was seriously injured. Sgts. Hovatter and Cunningham were slightly injured.
***I would like to thank Crypt Tonight Find A Grave ID 48494116 for adding their gravesite photo to this memorial***
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