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2LT Edward Marion Lange

Birth	:	19 Mar 1920 Mitchell, Davison County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	29 Jan 1944 England
Burial	:	Riverside Cemetery, Spencer, Clay County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.1441994, -95.1671982
Plot	:	Block:3 Lot:59 Space:5
Inscription	:	2LT, 814 AAF BOMB SQ WORLD WAR II
Description	:	Bombardier 2nd/Lt. Edward M. Lange KIA Home: Los Angeles, CA Service # O-673203 Squadron: 814th Bomb Sq 482nd Bomb Gp Awards: Pilot 1/Lt James N. Taylor RTD Target: Frankfurt Germany Date Lost: 29-Jan-44 Serial Number: #42-7669 Aircraft Model B-24H Aircraft Letter: Aircraft Name: Location:one mile south of Station 124 (Tibenham) Cause: mid air collision crew of 11 8 KIA 3 RTD Briefings were held between 0330-0400 and at 0800 hours, (30) aircrews began take-offs. An unfortunate mishap occurred during form up, which began the aircrews' mission badly, when Lieutenant W. F. Usry's aircraft, #005... Read More	Bombardier 2nd/Lt. Edward M. Lange KIA Home: Los Angeles, CA Service # O-673203 Squadron: 814th Bomb Sq 482nd Bomb Gp Awards: Pilot 1/Lt James N. Taylor RTD Target: Frankfurt Germany Date Lost: 29-Jan-44 Serial Number: #42-7669 Aircraft Model B-24H Aircraft Letter: Aircraft Name: Location:one mile south of Station 124 (Tibenham) Cause: mid air collision crew of 11 8 KIA 3 RTD Briefings were held between 0330-0400 and at 0800 hours, (30) aircrews began take-offs. An unfortunate mishap occurred during form up, which began the aircrews' mission badly, when Lieutenant W. F. Usry's aircraft, #005 of the 577th, had a mid-air collision with one of the PFF ships, #669, pilot 1st Lieutenant J. N. Taylor of the 432nd Bomb Squadron and one of the former original crews of the 392nd. All of Lt Usry's crew were killed. In Lt Taylor's ship, Major Clyde T. Gray, Commander of the 576th Squadron was killed as well as all but (3) of Lt Taylor's crew. Maj. Clyde T. Gray, 576th Sqdn, was mission command pilot in the lead Pathfinder aircraft from the 482nd Bomb Group. Everyone in that crew but Denby had previously been assigned to the 392nd Bomb Group, 577th Sqdn, and had flown several missions with the 392nd. During form-up, 1Lt Usry's plane and the PFF plane collided at 14,000 feet approximately one mile south of Station 124 (Tibenham). Everyone in 1/Lt Usry's plane was killed; Maj. Gray and seven others in the PFF plane were killed. The wreckage of both planes fell near the English villages of Gissing and Tivetshall, Norfolk. On U.S. overseas burials, 2/Lt Turner and Sgt Goodman are interred at CAMBRIDGE in Graves C-1-70 and E-5-76, respectively. Turner's home of record was given as Washington, DC, and Goodman's as Mississippi. Both are noted to have been awarded one Air Medal and the Purple Heart. S/Sgt Matta is interred at Woodlawn National Cemetery in Section F, Site 4193. Lt. Lange appears in B24.net as KIA associated with this crew. However he does not appear in USAAFdata or ABMC. Major Clyde T. Gray Command Pilot 1/Lt James N. Taylor Pilot 2nd/Lt. Robert R. Stout Co Pilot 2nd/Lt. William J. Pautz Navigator 2nd/Lt. Edward M. Lange Bombardier T/Sgt. Winfred K. Albee Engineer T/Sgt. Benjamin J. Zdnarvich, Radio Op. S/Sgt. Aubrey V. Keller Gunner S/Sgt. Marion L. Blaney Gunner S/Sgt. David B. Heneby Gunner S/Sgt. Donald W. Gray Gunner

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Where is 2LT Edward Marion Lange's memorial?
2LT Edward Marion Lange's memorial is located at: Riverside Cemetery, Spencer, Clay County, USA.
When did 2LT Edward Marion Lange death?
2LT Edward Marion Lange death on 29 Jan 1944 in England
Where are the coordinates of the 2LT Edward Marion Lange's memorial?
Latitude: 43.1441994
Longitude: -95.1671982

Family Members:

Parent

Dr Arthur Moritz Lange

(1880 - 1940)

Mayme Mary Simpson Lange

(1882 - 1962)

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