Name:
Edwin G. Insley
Rank:
Technical Sergeant
Serial Number:
33064534
Unit:
575th Bomber Squadron, 391st Bomb Group, Medium
Date of Death:
1944-07-05
State:
Maryland
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, Montjoie Saint Martin, France
Plot:
Tablets of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Air Medal with 6 Oak Leaf Clusters, Purple Heart
Comments:
TSgt Edwin G. Insley was the bombardier of the B-26 Marauder 42-107811 “Lady Godiva” when it took off from station 166 in Matching Green, Essex, UK on a bombing mission to Senonches. The plane was shot down by flak at 1030, breaking it in two. Only part of the crew managed to bail out.