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<span class=prefix>Sgt.</span> Edward Joseph Bastian

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Sgt. Edward Joseph Bastian Veteran

Birth
Lancaster, Erie County, New York, USA
Death
26 Jun 1944 (aged 21)
Unterloisdorf, Oberpullendorf Bezirk, Burgenland, Austria
Burial
Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium Add to Map
Plot
Section C ~ Row 9 ~ Grave 15
Memorial ID
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Edward served as a Sergeant & Left Waist Gunner on B-24H #41-28638, 746th Bomber Squadron on B-24 #41-28638, 456th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.

He resided in Erie County, New York prior to the war.

Edward was "Killed In Action" during the war.

He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.

Service # 32731911

Edward was the only one killed on this mission .....

( Bio by: Russ Pickett )
Edward served as a Sergeant & Left Waist Gunner on B-24H #41-28638, 746th Bomber Squadron on B-24 #41-28638, 456th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.

He resided in Erie County, New York prior to the war.

Edward was "Killed In Action" during the war.

He was awarded the Air Medal with 1 Oak Leaf Cluster and the Purple Heart.

Service # 32731911

Edward was the only one killed on this mission .....

( Bio by: Russ Pickett )

Inscription

Edward j. Bastian
Sgt 746th Bomb SQ 456 Bomb GP
NEW YORK JUNE 26 1944



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  • Maintained by: Russ Pickett
  • Originally Created by: War Graves
  • Added: Aug 7, 2010
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56357017/edward_joseph-bastian: accessed ), memorial page for Sgt. Edward Joseph Bastian (11 Apr 1923–26 Jun 1944), Find a Grave Memorial ID 56357017, citing Ardennes American Cemetery and Memorial, Neuville-en-Condroz, Arrondissement de Liège, Liège, Belgium; Maintained by Russ Pickett (contributor 46575736).