Name:
Dale W. Edwards
Rank:
Second Lieutenant
Serial Number:
O-816272
Unit:
496th Bomber Squadron, 344th Bomb Group
Date of Death:
1944-06-10
State:
Ohio
Cemetery:
Arlington National Cemetery, Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia
Plot:
34
Row:
Grave:
4177
Decoration:
Purple Heart
Comments:
2nd Lt Dale W. Edwards, co-pilot of the B-26 Marauder 42-107574, took off from station 169 in Stansted Mountfitchet , Essex, UK on a bombing mission over Valognes. However, they came under heavy anti-aircraft fire on their return trip and were hit. The plane exploded on contact with the ground at 0735.