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Clair Bernard Edel is honored on the following 1 monument(s) in our database:

Airfield (A-10) Info Sign

Name:

Clair Bernard Edel

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Serial Number:

O-700834

Unit:

313th Fighter Squadron, 50th Fighter Group

Date of Death:

1944-08-26

State:

Iowa

Cemetery:

Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France

Plot:

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Grave:

Decoration:

Air Medal with 3 Oak Leaf Clusters

Comments:

Clair Bernard Edel was born on December 8, 1921, in Haverhill, Iowa. He was the son of Charles Henry Edel and Anna Margaret Stalzer Edel.

Clair served in the 313th Fighter Squadron, 50th Fighter Group, as a Second Lieutenant and Pilot on the P-47 #42-25759 during World War II. On August 26, 1944, 2Lt Edel took off from A-17 airfield in M�autis, France, for ground troop support. At 02:45 PM, he was killed in air combat with a Me109 fighter piloted by Klaus Mietusch. 2Lt Edel's plane crashed near Oissel. He is now buried in the Normandy American Cemetery, Colleville-Sur-Mer, France.

Source of information: www.findagrave.com, www.abmc.gov, francecrashes39-45.net