Personal File · AirmanKilled in ActionPassed 12 Oct 1944
Edwin S. Novick.
Tail Gunner · 328th Squadron · Of NY.
The Man Behind the Name
§ Biography
S/Sgt. Edwin S. Novick served as tail gunner aboard B-24J 42-50606 on the 12 October 1944 mission to Osnabruck. His name appears as 'Norick' on the MACR form, corrected here per the German loss report.
Novick was killed when the aircraft was shot down. German records from Airbase Headquarters Achmer confirm he was interred at the Prisoner of War Cemetery, Achmer, Row 2, Grave 115.
Service record.
§ As Catalogued
Rank
Staff Sergeant
Position
Tail Gunner
Serial Number
13177972
Hometown
NY
Missions flown.
1 catalogued · 12 Oct 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.
№
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 674
12 Oct 1944
Osnabrück
M/Y
42-50606
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Interment.
§ At Rest
Cemetery
Prisoner of War Cemetery, Achmer
Location
I 6 21
Burial
Row 2, Grave 115
Sources.
§ Provenance
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1944
Official record
United States Army Air Forces · National Archives and Records Administration · 1944
Official record