Polski Edward F.

Monuments

B-17 Fortress 'Touch The Button Nell II' (42-381170) Memorial

Name:

Edward F. Polski

Rank:

Sergeant

Serial Number:

33764424

Unit:

535th Bomber Squadron, 381st Bomber Group, Heavy

Date of Death:

1944-07-04

State:

Pennsylvania

Cemetery:

All Saints Braddock Catholic Cemetery, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA

Plot:

Soldier section

Row:

Grave:

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Comments:

Edward F. Polski was born on May 25, 1920. He was the son of Zigmunt Polski and Theresa Obecunis Polski. He was the husband of Mildred Cecelia Hevner Polski.

Edward was employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad at North Bend, PA., when he entered the service on September 23, 1943. At the time of his death, he was serving in the 535th Bomb Squadron, 381st Bomb Group, as a Sergeant and Ball Turret Gunner on the B-17 Fortress #42-38117 "Touch The Button Nell II" during World War II.

On July 4, 1944, his crew took off from Station 167 Airfield in Ridgewell, England, on a bombing mission to Pont de la Riche, Tours, France. At 08:14h, due to technical problems with two engines after the bomb release, the airplane was partially evacuated at a very low altitude and crashed in the commune of Persac. The incident resulted in the deaths of seven crew members, only two survived. Sgt Polski was one of the casualties.

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