Brother of Clarence Connolly who resided in Dubuque, Iowa.
Edward served as a Second Lieutenant & Bombardier on B-17 #42-29901, 526th Bomber Squadron, 379th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Dubuque County, Iowa prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on January 23, 1942 at Fort Des Moines, Iowa. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Salesperson and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17 #42-29901 took off from Kimbolton, England on a bombing mission to Nantas, France. They were hit by an aerial bomb dropped by a German fighter plane and crashed near Nantas, France during the war.
Edward was "Killed In Action" in this attack.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters and a Purple Heart.
Service # O-733280
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Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-29901:
Brown, Leonard M ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, OH
Connolly, Edward F ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IA
Euwer, Walter C ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MD
Evans, Sten A R ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NH
Hamilton, Louis A ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, MI
Hart, Clifford M ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, WA
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Airmen who became POW's from B-17 #42-29901:
Blatchford, Samuel N ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator
Held, Alfred D ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner
Koval, Cyril G ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner
Schroder, Elmer W ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner
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Bio & Crew Report by:
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Also see obituary in the Dubuque (IA) Telegraph Herald, November 2, 1943, page 5, columns 1 - 2
Brother of Clarence Connolly who resided in Dubuque, Iowa.
Edward served as a Second Lieutenant & Bombardier on B-17 #42-29901, 526th Bomber Squadron, 379th Bomber Group, Heavy, U.S. Army Air Forces during World War II.
He resided in Dubuque County, Iowa prior to the war.
He enlisted in the Army Air Corps on January 23, 1942 at Fort Des Moines, Iowa. He was noted, at the time of his enlistment, as being employed as a Salesperson and also as Single, without dependents.
B-17 #42-29901 took off from Kimbolton, England on a bombing mission to Nantas, France. They were hit by an aerial bomb dropped by a German fighter plane and crashed near Nantas, France during the war.
Edward was "Killed In Action" in this attack.
He was awarded the Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters and a Purple Heart.
Service # O-733280
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Airmen who perished on B-17 #42-29901:
Brown, Leonard M ~ 2nd Lt, Co-Pilot, OH
Connolly, Edward F ~ 2nd Lt, Bombardier, IA
Euwer, Walter C ~ 1st Lt, Pilot, MD
Evans, Sten A R ~ 2nd Lt, Navigator, NH
Hamilton, Louis A ~ T/Sgt, Top Turret Gunner, MI
Hart, Clifford M ~ S/Sgt, Tail Gunner, WA
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Airmen who became POW's from B-17 #42-29901:
Blatchford, Samuel N ~ T/Sgt, Radio Operator
Held, Alfred D ~ S/Sgt, Left Waist Gunner
Koval, Cyril G ~ S/Sgt, Right Waist Gunner
Schroder, Elmer W ~ S/Sgt, Ball Turret Gunner
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Bio & Crew Report by:
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Also see obituary in the Dubuque (IA) Telegraph Herald, November 2, 1943, page 5, columns 1 - 2
Inscription
2LT 526 BOMB SQ 379 BOMB GP (H) IOWA
Family Members
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Clarence Anthony Connolly Sr
1903–1981
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Raymond Joseph Connolly
1908–1958
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Mary P Connolly Leva
1909–1977
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Josephine L Connolly Black
1912–1969
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Grace Mary Connolly
1913–2012
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Harriet Elizabeth Connolly Kolck
1915–1979
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Eileen Connolly Schneider
1917–1968
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Sr Mary Edward "Kathleen" Connolly
1917–1973
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Edward Connolly Jr
1918–1927
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