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CATON, Edward Leon - Date of
birth
2 November 1923 -
Age
20 -
Place of birth
Fairbanks, Sullivan County, Indiana -
Hometown
Fairbanks, Sullivan County, Indiana
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
15334295 -
Rank
Sergeant -
Function
Right Waist Gunner -
Unit
327th Bombardment Squadron,
92nd Bombardment Group, Heavy
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Awards
Purple Heart
Death
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Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
8 February 1944 - Place of
death
5 miles north of Vailly-sur-Aisne, France
Grave
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Cemetery
American War Cemetery Epinal
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| A | 37 | 42 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Everett Caton (father)
Margaret E. (Bowman) Caton (mother)
Hershel L. Caton (brother)
Paul V. Caton (brother)
Cecil L. Caton (brother)
Ethel V. Caton (sister)
Delores L. (Miller) Caton (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-40032 -
Data
Type: B-17G
Destination: Frankfurt, Germany
Mission: Bombing of the city
MACR: 2363
More information
Sgt Edward L. Caton worked on a farm before he volunteered for the Air Corps of the Army of the United States at Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana on 29 October 1942.1st Lt Dale W. Kinert:
No 1 engine hit and leaking oil badly, fire behind pilot’s compartment. I saw 3 other chutes opened. The plane completely in flames before crashing.
Caton failed to bail out before explosion of aircraft.
He was first buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery in Champigneul, France.
He is remembered at the New Harmony Cemetery in Prairieton, Vigo, Indiana.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, www.abmc.gov, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.ancestry.com - Headstone and Interment Record / Christopher Stevens Family Tree, www.fold3.com – MACR, www.findagrave.com – Vada L. Long / Russ Pickett / MAJ Jimmy Cotton
Photo source: www.findagrave.com – Andy / Vada L. Long, www.ancestry.com - Disneydebb