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Edwin B. Young

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Edwin B. Young

Birth
Death
1 Oct 1943 (aged 29)
Chouteau County, Montana, USA
Burial
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Staff Sergeant Young served with
the 401st Bomb Group, 612th Bomb Squadron
from Great Falls Army Air Base.

One of nine airmen killed when B-17F
Flying Fortress #42-6090 crashed near Big Sandy,
Montana while returning from the bombing range.

The crew members killed were:

2nd Lt. John W. McIlwain
2nd Lt. William D. Ford
2nd Lt. George W. Heaps
S/Sgt. John Cirone
Sgt. George W. Grimes
Sgt. Carl A. Hilton
Sgt. Edward F. Tessier
Cpl. Ambrose E. Mesa
Staff Sergeant Young served with
the 401st Bomb Group, 612th Bomb Squadron
from Great Falls Army Air Base.

One of nine airmen killed when B-17F
Flying Fortress #42-6090 crashed near Big Sandy,
Montana while returning from the bombing range.

The crew members killed were:

2nd Lt. John W. McIlwain
2nd Lt. William D. Ford
2nd Lt. George W. Heaps
S/Sgt. John Cirone
Sgt. George W. Grimes
Sgt. Carl A. Hilton
Sgt. Edward F. Tessier
Cpl. Ambrose E. Mesa


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