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World War II Honoree

Killed in World War II

Edwin A. Onufrowicz

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Ipswich, Massachusetts

Honored By

Thomas C. Schultz

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

FLIGHT ENGINEER, 20TH BOMB SQUADRON, 2ND BOMB GROUP. HE WAS KILLED ON 01 JANUARY 1942 WHEN HIS B-25 MITCHELL BOMBER CRASHED IN NEW HYDE PARK, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. HE WAS AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED FLYING CROSS POSTHUMOUSLY FOR AVOIDING CRASHING INTO A THICKLY POPULATED AREA THUS SACRIFICING HIS LIFE TO SAVE OTHERS.