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416th Bombardment Group (L) S/Sgt. Edward James ("Eddie") Creeden Airplane Armorer - Gunner, 31140813 Prisoner Of War 671st Bombardment Squadron (L) |
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416th Bombardment Group (L) S/Sgt. Edward James ("Eddie") Creeden Airplane Armorer - Gunner, 31140813 Prisoner Of War 671st Bombardment Squadron (L) |
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Born: 13-Apr-1921, Norwood, Norfolk County, Massachusetts
Entered Military Service: Date: 24-Jul-1942 At: Boston, MA NARA Enlistment Record: Enlisted Serial # 31140813 POW summary: Fail to Return Date: 18-Mar-1945 POW Camp: Stalag 7A Return Date: Before 30-Jun-1945 NARA WW II POW Data File Latest Report Date: 10-Jul-1945 NARA WW II POW Data File ID: 17457 / (PDF) Died: 22-Aug-1992, Brockton, Plymouth County, Massachusetts On-line Memorials: National World War II Registry Find-A-Grave |
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MACR 13154 Details Notes: A/C Seen to Crash. Lost as a result of Enemy Anti-Aircraft. Description: Four planes were presumed to be lost to flak when they failed to return to base. The planes went down in the vicinity of the PPF IP, northeast of the town of Bingen. Two planes went down in the vicinity of the target. ... No chutes were seen to emerge from any of the planes that were lost. The crews are all listed as MIA. ... #237 received a direct hit in the right wing and was seen to hit the ground in flames near Bingen. The crew was Lt W.B. Jokinen and Sgt E.J. Creeden. (416th BG History 1945) See also Mission # 239 |
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See Also:
Prisoner Of War (POW) Camps
Escape & Evasion (E&E) Reports
POW/E&E Terms and Acronyms
POW/E&E Sources, References, Resources
