Stringer, Edward James, MSgt

Deceased
 
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Last Rank
Master Sergeant
Last Primary AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 755-Radio Operator, Army Air Force
Last AFSC Group
Signal (Enlisted)
Primary Unit
1944-1944, AAF MOS 755, 563rd Bombardment Squadron, Heavy
Service Years
1943 - 1970
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Master Sergeant

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Home State
Washington
Washington
Year of Birth
1923
 
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Contact Info
Home Town
Maltby
Last Address
Knettishall, England
Date of Passing
Mar 09, 2005
 
Location of Interment
Sequim View Cemetery - Sequim, Washington

 Official Badges 

Meritorious Unit Commendation 1944-1961 (2nd Award)


 Unofficial Badges 




 Military Associations and Other Affiliations
American Ex-POW Association
  1946, American Ex-POW Association - Assoc. Page


 Additional Information
Last Known Activity:

Edward James Stringer was born in Maltby, Washington on July 30, 1923. He was inducted into the Army Air Corps on June 13, 1943 at Fort Lewis, Washington. His NARA enlistment record states he had completed 3 years of high school, and had previously worked as a wire-ways electrician apprentice.

He was sent to Atlantic City, New Jersey for basic training. After that, he attended and graduated from the 26 week radio operators course at Scott AAFB, Illinois. His next assignment was to the aerial gunnery course at Harlingen, Texas. When he graduated from this course, he was promoted to Sergeant, given a 30-day leave, and then reported to MacDill AAFB, Florida for a three-month crew assignment and training phase.

In March 1944, the crew sailed on the Queen Elizabeth for the 4-day trip to Scotland. They then reported to the 388th Bomb Group at Knettishall, England. Further assignment was to the 563rd Bomb Squadron. Their first combat mission was flown on May 1, 1944.

Sgt Stringer flew on 7 completed missions, 3 that were aborted for legitimate reasons, and the 1 on which his aircraft was shot down. All of these missions were flown as part of the Fjelsted crew with one exception. He flew as radio operator with the Prendergast crew on B-17G # 42-97210, "Jamaica Ginger," on 1 mission.

On May 28, he took part in a raid over Germany on the Magdeburg oil fields. His aircraft was hit by flak, and both engines on the right wing were knocked out. Although the pilot dropped in altitude and air speed, he could not keep the aircraft aloft in that condition. He belly-landed the aircraft, and the crew escaped into the woods. However, German troops soon rounded them all up and captured them.

TSgt Stringer was sent to Stalag Luft I and remained there until liberated by Russian troops on May 1, 1945. He returned to the U.S. where, according to family history, he continued his service in the Air Force. Supposedly, he served in Korea and in Vietnam, although no record of this service has been located.

He retired as a MSgt in 1970, and died on March 9, 2005 after a long struggle with Parkinson's disease. He is buried in the Seguin Cemetery located in Maltby, Washington.

profile incomplee - researching unit assignments Korea. Vietnam.


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   Other Comments:

Edward James Stringer was radio operator/gunner on B-17G # 42-39845, nicknamed "Hulcher's Vultures," assigned to the 563rd Bomb Squadron. The aircraft received its name from the first pilot to fly it - Lt Wendell Hulcher.

Missing Air Crew Report 5317 was issued, and identifies the crew as:

2 Lt Marcus A. Fjelsted     p
2 Lt William C. Hudson   c-p
2 Lt Herbert J. Houlihan    nav
2 Lt Chester F. Tracewiski   bomb
TSgt John E. McBrien    eng/tt gun
TSgt Edward J. Stringer   r/o
SSgt George F. Hoover    btg
SSgt Harold S. McCarty    lwg
SSgt John L. Perry    rwg
SSgt John R. Shatz   tail gun


Aircraft photos show the aircraft in happier times, and also after the belly-landing crash.



   

  1944-1944, AAF MOS 755, 388th Bombardment Group, Heavy

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Unit
388th Bombardment Group, Heavy Unit Page
Rank
Staff Sergeant
AFSC/MOS
AAF MOS 755-Radio Operator, Army Air Force
Base, Station or City
Knettishall
State/Country
United Kingdom
   
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 388th Bombardment Group, Heavy Details

388th Bombardment Group, Heavy
Type
Bomber
 
Parent Unit
Bombardment Units
Strength
Group
Created/Owned By
Not Specified
   

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388th Bombardment Group, Heavy

O'Sullivan, Larry L., TSgt, (1942-1944) A25 AAF MOS 755 Technical Sergeant
Turpen, John C., TSgt, (1943-1944) A25 AAF MOS 755 Technical Sergeant
Goldstein, Lawrence, TSgt, (1942-1945) A25 AAF MOS 776 Technical Sergeant
Webster, George B., TSgt, (1940-1944) A25 AAF MOS 707 Sergeant
Staples, Donald Ernest, Maj, (1942-1958) A08 AAF MOS 1034 Captain
Chimenti, John Joseph, 1st Lt, (1942-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1024 First Lieutenant
De Jean, Garrigues Albert, 1st Lt, (1943-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1091 First Lieutenant
Dennis, Donald Leroy, 1st Lt, (1943-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1091 First Lieutenant
Fontaine, Jerome H., 1st Lt, (1942-1944) A08 AAF MOS 1035 First Lieutenant
Hornsby, Darrel Deede, 1st Lt, (1942-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1091 First Lieutenant
Isaacs, Norman F., 1st Lt, (1941-1945) A08 AAF MOS 1039 First Lieutenant
McKee, Douglas, 1st Lt, (1942-1944) A08 AAF MOS 1035 First Lieutenant
McRee, Frederick, 1st Lt, (1943-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1091 First Lieutenant
Moell, William, 1st Lt, (1942-1946) A08 AAF MOS 1034 First Lieutenant
Patton, William Wyatt, 1st Lt, (1934-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1091 First Lieutenant
Rosenthal, David, 1st Lt, (1942-1944) A08 AAF MOS 1035 First Lieutenant
Sundstrom, Vincent F., 1st Lt, (1942-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1091 First Lieutenant
Vlymen, John Richmond, 1st Lt, (1942-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1091 First Lieutenant
Amann, Allan Olavi, 2nd Lt, (1941-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1091 Second Lieutenant
Bare, Robert Franklin, 2nd Lt, (1942-1945) A23 AAF MOS 1024 Second Lieutenant
Clark, James D., 1st Lt, (1943-1944) A33 AAF MOS 770 Second Lieutenant
Coleman, Charles E., 2nd Lt, (1942-1944) A33 AAF MOS 770 Second Lieutenant
Fisher, Samuel Jay, 1st Lt, (1941-1944) A33 AAF MOS 770 Second Lieutenant
Green, Robert Gordon, 2nd Lt, (1942-1944) A08 AAF MOS 1035 Second Lieutenant
Hershey, William, 2nd Lt, (1942-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1091 Second Lieutenant
Pollard, Frank Leslie, 2nd Lt, (1943-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1091 Second Lieutenant
Randles, Roger C., 2nd Lt, (1943-1944) A08 AAF MOS 1035 Second Lieutenant
Sanborn, Frederick H., Lt Col, (1942-1969) A08 AAF MOS 1034 Second Lieutenant
Wetzel, Hugh L., 2nd Lt, (1942-1944) A23 AAF MOS 1054 Second Lieutenant
Mangan, Thomas M., FltOff, (1943-1944) A08 AAF MOS 1034 Flight Officer
Alcorn, Ernest Merton, TSgt, (1942-1945) A07 AAF MOS 757 Technical Sergeant
Breckenridge, Wilmer, TSgt, (1943-1945) A07 AAF MOS 737 Technical Sergeant
Clayton, Sterley G., TSgt, (1942-1945) A07 AAF MOS 611 Technical Sergeant
Marcusson, Floyd, TSgt, (1942-1944) A07 AAF MOS 611 Technical Sergeant
Budzbanowski, Eugene S., SSgt, (1942-1944) A07 AAF MOS 611 Staff Sergeant
Fagstad, Richard Olaf, SSgt, (1942-1944) A07 AAF MOS 611 Staff Sergeant
Gallagher, Norman D., SSgt, (1942-1944) A07 AAF MOS 737 Staff Sergeant
Le Fevre, Louis Martin, SSgt, (1942-1944) A07 AAF MOS 611 Staff Sergeant
Moyer, Elbert Paul, TSgt, (1942-1945) A07 AAF MOS 611 Staff Sergeant
Pelletier, Paul Henry, SSgt, (1943-1944) A07 AAF MOS 611 Staff Sergeant
Peterson, Leroy W., SSgt, (1939-1944) A07 AAF MOS 611 Staff Sergeant
Rechlin, Edwin C., TSgt, (1942-1944) A07 AAF MOS 737 Staff Sergeant
Scriffignano, Phillip, SSgt, (1942-1944) A07 AAF MOS 611 Staff Sergeant
Taylor, Jessie Ray, SSgt, (1942-1945) A07 AAF MOS 611 Staff Sergeant
Waluck, Adolph, SSgt, (1934-1944) A07 AAF MOS 611 Staff Sergeant
Weintraub, Manuel, SSgt, (1942-1944) A07 AAF MOS 611 Staff Sergeant
Wyman, John Walter, SSgt, (1943-1945) A07 AAF MOS 611 Staff Sergeant
Histed, Stanley E., Sgt, (1943-1944) A07 AAF MOS 611 Sergeant
Hommerson, Leo A., SSgt, (1942-1944) A07 AAF MOS 611 Sergeant
Kemp, Albert O., Sgt, (1943-1944) A07 AAF MOS 611 Sergeant
Mayo, John L., SSgt, (1943-1944) A07 AAF MOS 611 Sergeant
McCaffrey, Philip J., Sgt, (1943-1944) A07 AAF MOS 611 Sergeant
McInnis, Malcolm R., Sgt, (1943-1944) A07 AAF MOS 611 Sergeant
Pappalardo, Joseph Albert, SSgt, (1943-1944) A07 AAF MOS 611 Sergeant
Waluck, Adolph, SSgt, (1939-1944) A01 AAF MOS 612 Sergeant
Henggeler, Francis, Col, (1938-1970) Lieutenant Colonel
Kivett, Eugene L., Capt, (1941-1947) First Lieutenant
Laws, Warren Porter, Maj, (1942-1964) First Lieutenant
Panther, Louis Burton, Maj, (1942-1953) First Lieutenant

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