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Edward Camp, B-17 gunner
Author: STAFF UNION-NEWS (Springfield, Mass.) Date: September 8, 1993 Publication: Union-News (Springfield, MA) Page Number: 14 Word Count: 318
Edward C. Camp, 69, of Mill Valley Road, a World War II aerial gunner and a retired foreman at Monsanto Co., died on Monday at home.
A lifelong resident of this community, he was an Army Air Forces technical sergeant and crew chief in World War II. He was a top-turret gunner aboard a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, and flew 30 combat missions with the 15th Air Force in Europe, including raids on Berlin. He was decorated for gallantry, and belonged to the Veterans of Foreign Wars here.
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Obituary:
Union-News (Springfield, MA) - September 8, 1993
Deceased Name: Edward Camp, B-17 gunner
Edward C. Camp, 69, of Mill Valley Road, a World War II aerial gunner and a retired foreman at Monsanto Co., died on Monday at home.
A lifelong resident of this community, he was an Army Air Forces technical sergeant and crew chief in World War II. He was a top-turret gunner aboard a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber, and flew 30 combat missions with the 15th Air Force in Europe, including raids on Berlin.
He was decorated for gallantry, and belonged to the Veterans of Foreign Wars here.
His wife, the former June B. Horr, died in 1991.
He leaves a son, Douglas of West Yarmouth; a stepdaughter, Phyllis Henrichon of Belchertown; two brothers, Richard of Granby and Robert of Sarasota, Fla.; three grandchildren, and two step-grandchildren.
A graveside service will be conducted on Saturday morning at the Mount Hope Cemetery in Belchertown. Beers & Story Funeral Home is in charge, and there are no calling hours.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Hampshire County Hospice, 7 Denniston Place, Northampton, 01020.
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