Sgt. Edward Richard Csech
Born: 19 May 1922 – Forest Park, Illinois
Parents: Paul Csech and Paulina Rayner-Csech
Siblings: 1 sister, 2 brothers
Hometown:
– 828 Marengo Avenue – Forest Park, Illinois
Education:
– School Mission House – Techny, Illinois
– Proviso Township High School
– Class of 1940
Employment: Montgomery Ward Company – Chicago, Illinois
Selective Service Registration: 27 June 1942
Contact Person: Paul Csech – father
Married:
Son:
– Michael
Inducted:
– 16 October 1942
– U. S. Army Air Corps
Serial Number: 16141338
Training:
– Lowery Field – Colorado
– Myrtle Beach – North Carolina
– wing gunner
Unit:
– 418th Bombardment Squadron, 100th Bomb Group (Heavy), 8th Air Force
– 418th Bomb Squadron joined bomb group – 28 November 1943
Aircraft:
– B-17
– Plane Number: 42-31071
Engagements:
– Bombing missions over Germany
Killed in Action:
– 22 December 1943
– Lost over the North Sea returning from a bombing mission over Munster, Germany
– body of only one crew member was recovered
Memorial:
– Wall of the Missing – Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, England
Medals: Purple Heart
