| Name | Potkay, Edward Joseph ‡ |
| Rank | Sergeant |
| Serial Number | 31326142 ‡ |
| Unit Assignments | Assigned to the 544th Bombardment Squadron (Heavy), per AAF Station 106 Special Orders #72 dated 16 April 1944, effective 16 April 1944. |
| Duty | Tail Gunner |
| MOS | 748 - Army Airplane Mechanic / Gunner, Flight Engineer |
| Last Duty Date | 27 April 1944 |
| Results |
Killed In Action Final Resting Place or Memorial: Saint Marys Cemetery, New London, Connecticut |
| Additional Information |
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| Related Documents | Missing Air Crew Report # 4350⇓ (11.045 MB) |
| Photo Album: | Crew Photo Album⇗ |
| CREWMEMBER | POSITION | RESULTS |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd Lt. Morris, Roy John⇗ | Pilot | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Hall, Lester Winfield⇗ | Co-pilot | POW |
| 2nd Lt. McGue, James Edward⇗ | Navigator | KIA |
| 2nd Lt. Sewack, John Mitchell⇗ | Bombardier | KIA |
| S/SGT. Parker, Marion L⇗ | Radio Operator / Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. Pirrello, Richard Dominic⇗ | Engineer / Top Turret Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. Reynolds, John Brooks, "Jack"⇗ | Ball Turret Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. Potkay, Edward Joseph | Tail Gunner | KIA |
| S/SGT. George, David Edmond⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
| SGT. Ulrich, Russell Harrison⇗ | Flexible Gunner | KIA |
| Number | Date | Target | Position | Aircraft | Mission/Sortie Information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 95⇗ | 25 April 1944 |
Target: Metz-Frescaty Airdrome Type: German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Location: Metz, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑3440⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Sortie Report⇗ |
| 96⇗ | 27 April 1944 |
Target: V-Weapon Service Bunker (under construction) Type: CROSSBOW (V-Weapons) Location: Sottevast, France |
Tail Gunner | 42‑97136⇗ |
Combat Mission Credit Failed To Return Direct hit by flak immediately after bombs away; fire started in cockpit and spread throughout aircraft, which peeled off to the left and started down and then exploded; no chutes observed; crashed 2 km W of Valognes, France. MACR 4350 Sortie Report⇗ |