Larkin Edward D. J.

Monuments

B-17G 43-38660 Monument

Allied Airmen Memorial - Roderen

Name:

Edward D. J. Larkin

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-712111

Unit:

335th Bomber Squadron, 95th Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1945-01-20

State:

Cemetery:

Arlington National Cemetery, Virginia

Plot:

Section 34

Row:

Grave:

4764

Decoration:

Comments:

Edward D. J. Larkin was the Navigator of the B-17 43-38660 which took off from Station 119 in Horham, Suffolk, UK, on a mission to bomb Heilbronn, Germany on 20 January 1945. Shot down by flak over Hirtzfelden, France. Six of the crew parachuted safely and were taken prisoner while four died (including Larkin) in the wreckage. 2Lt Larkin is now buried in the Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA in a common grave with F/O Kodish.