Personal File · AirmanKilled in Action

Edward J. Krall.

Navigator · Of 7001 Ridge Boulevard, Brooklyn, New York, NY.

The Man Behind the Name

§ Biography

1st Lt. Edward J. Krall served as dead-reckoning navigator aboard B-24L 44-49573, 329th Bomb Squadron, on the 23 March 1945 mission to Munster. His father, William T. Krall, resided at 7001 Ridge Boulevard, Brooklyn, New York.

Killed in action 23 March 1945. Lt. Howering confirmed seeing Krall's body near the crash site. His mother, Mrs. Helen I. Krall, wrote directly to General Arnold expressing anguish at the lack of notification of his death.

Service record.

§ As Catalogued
Rank
1st Lieutenant
Position
Navigator
Serial Number
O-712598
Hometown
7001 Ridge Boulevard, Brooklyn, New York, NY

Missions flown.

4 catalogued · 23 Mar 1945 — 12 Sep 1944

The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.

Sources.

§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1945
Official record