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Personnel

F/O

Edward S. REED

Army Serial Number: T-120181
Assigned to the 100th Bombardment Group
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Position: Copilot

Additional 100th Service Notes

Status: POW
MACR: 789
Comments: Original 100th BG Cadre Copilot. Transferred to 94th BG to take over own Crew. Shot down 14/10/1943-POW

Comments and Notes

Memo 1:
Delivered Long Beach 28/4/43; Denver 2/5/43; Tinker 13/5/43; Dow Fd 21/5/43; Assigned 410BS/94BG [GL-T] Earls Colne 25/5/43; Rougham 13/6/43; Missing in Action Schweinfurt 14/10/43 with Ed Reed, Co-pilot: Sid Bledsoe, Navigator: John Oerther, Bombardier: Burnie Hayes, Flight engineer/top turret gunner: Virgil Epperson, Radio Operator: Earl Morris, Ball turret gunner: Howard McGavack, Waist gunner: Bob Elliott,Tail gunner: Joe O’Brien (9 Prisoner of War); Waist gunner: Jim Flener (Killed in Action); enemy aircraft set wing on fire, crashed near Landa, between Wurzburg & Mannheim, Ger; Missing Air Crew Report 789. SUPERSTITUOUS ALOYSIUS.