Name:
Edward P. "Fitz" Fitzgerald
Rank:
Major
Serial Number:
O-437986
Unit:
412nd Fighter Squadron, 373rd Fighter Group
Date of Death:
1944-09-20
State:
Connecticut
Cemetery:
Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France
Plot:
B
Row:
14
Grave:
8
Decoration:
Distinguished Flying Cross, Air Medal
Comments:
Edward P. "Fitz" Fitzgerald served in the U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II as a Major in the 412nd Fighter Squadron, 373rd Fighter Group. He entered service in Connecticut. He was the pilot of the P-47 Thunderbolt Serial Number 42-27087 V5-Y who took off from the A-62 airfield in Reims/Champagne, France, on an admin mission to St James in Brittany. The plane disappeared between Reims and St James and crashed around 0830, likely due to poor weather and/or a mechanical problem. Fitz was initially buried at Villeneuve-sur-Auvers in France and is now buried at Brittany American Cemetery, St. James, France.