YOUNGERS

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Personal Details

  • Last Name: YOUNGERS
  • First Name Middle Initial: EDWARD C
  • Nick Name: Swede
  • Street:  500 SECOND ST
  • Country &State:
  • City: CALAMUS, IA
  • State: 
  • Postal Code: 52729-9768
  • Phone: (319 246-2302
  • E-Mail:  sisned@netins.net
  • Spouse: UVONNE 'SIS'
  • Age when entered service:
  • Age first entered:
  • War or Conflict: BOMBING RAID on OSCHERSLEBEN, 07/28/43
  • Theater of operations: ETO
  • Year:
  • Branch of Service/s: Army Air Corp
  • Years Served:
  • Date of Discharge / Retirement (circle):
  • Highest Rank: new_value
  • Military MOS (Job Descriptions): ASSISTANT ENGINEER / TAILGUNNER
  • What military medals received: PURPLE HEART AIR MEDAL / 2 clusters POW MEDAL
Military Bio:

On February 11, 1942, I enlisted at Fort Des Moines, Iowa. Completed Air Mechanix School at Sheppard Field, Texas, later I joined the crew of Capt. Rodgers. I was Asst. Eng. flying left waist, right tail stabilizer was cut off when right stowed waist gun fired. We all bailed-out over England, Capt. Rodgers was killed. After spending several days in the hospital I was released, a new crew was forming needing a tailgunner for which I volunteered. We were shot down July 28,1943 on a mission to Oschersleben. We ditched in the North Sea, Lt. Gorse, Nance, Hudson, Mc Ginnis and Sgt Maxwell and I survived. We spent 3 1/2 days in the life-raft before being picked-up by a German Air Sea flying boat a Dornier 217. Taken to the Island of Nordeney, then on to Frankfort, VII-A and then Railroad cars to XVII-B. Left camp April 8,1945, on a MARCH across Austria, camping out until we were liberated by the US Army May 3,1945. I married Uvonne Goettsch, Davenport, IA in 1948, 2 children, Julie Hutchings, Mark and 4 grandchildren. Worked as an Oper. Engineer in construction in the Quad-Cities of Iowa and Illinois, also was Business Representative for Local 537 International Union of Operating Engineers until retirement in 1980. Help organize EX-POW Chapters in Iowa and served as First Department Cmdr. of Iowa and held the office for 2 years. Life Member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Disabled American Veterans and Military Order of the Purple Heart.

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Post Military Occupation

  • Age when captured: 23
  • Date of Captured: 08/01/43
  • Place captured: NORTH SEA
  • Camp/s held: Stalag VII-A Stalag XVII-B
  • Date Released: 05/03/45
  • Prisoner-of-war status: Liberated
  • Date of DEATH if deceased: 
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