Monroe Edward Francis

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Edward Francis Monroe is honored on the following 2 monument(s) in our database:

Canada's Bomber Command Memorial Panels

ISOB Edward Francis Monroe - Canadian Air Force

Name:

Edward Francis Monroe

Rank:

Flight Sergeant

Serial Number:

R/77464

Unit:

Royal Canadian Air Force

Date of Death:

1942-07-29

State:

Maine

Cemetery:

Kviberg Cemetery, Kviberg, Sweden

Plot:

Row:

Grave:

Joint grave 2-3.

Decoration:

Comments:

Edward Francis Monroe of South Portland, Maine, served in the #419 Moose Squadron of the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II. He was Killed in Action on July 29, 1942, when his Wellington III aircraft X 3488 went missing during operations against Hamburg, Germany. The last message received indicated that they were west of the Frisian Islands, Holland (The Netherlands), were under attack by enemy fighter aircraft, and some of the crew had been wounded. P/O N.G. Arthur, H.J. Dell, FS(s) H. Bryden, E.F. Monroe, and P/O W.G. Campbell D.F.C. (RAF) were killed.

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