Crew Roster · Personal File

Edward J. Woodward

Pilot · 330th Squadron
HometownScottsville, NY, NY

2nd Lt. Edward J. Woodward was the pilot of a B-24 Liberator lost on 20 June 1944 over Germany. He was reported as a battle casualty. His mother, Mrs. Anne S. Woodward, resided at 17 Main Street, Scottsville, New York, and his brother, Mr. Louis M. Woodward, at 35 Molta Avenue, Ballston, New York.

Woodward survived the aircraft loss and evaded capture for five days. He was apprehended at 21:30 on 25 June 1944 near Liebenwalde, wearing civilian clothing. According to a German capture report (Form 1, KU 2260), he died after capture and was buried on 26 June 1944 at the cemetery at Finow/Mark, grave number 48.

Killed in ActionPASSED 26 JUN 1944

Sortie Log

1 CATALOGUED SORTIE
20 JUN 1944

The sorties 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.

8AF Mission
Date
Target
Aircraft
№ 425
20 JUN 1944
B-24 Liberator lost on 20 June 1944 during a mission departing AAF Station 104. The aircraft was last observed at approximately 16 km north-northeast of Stettin, 1 km northeast of Langenberg. The aircraft was brought down by enemy anti-aircraft fire. It crashed into swampland at 10:01 a.m. local time. German records (KU 2260) confirmed the crash location and noted the plane as a 100% loss. German forces from Air Base Headquarters A(O) 6/III Stettin responded to the crash site and confiscated emergency kits, maps, money, compasses, and other equipment from the wreckage. The aircraft wreckage and crew fate were reported to the Interrogation Center West at Oberursel.
42-100395
§ Interment
Cemetery
Netherlands American Cemetery