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Crew 08

Captain Edward J. York

Pilot
95th Bombardment Squadron
- First name:
Edward
- Middle name:
Joseph
- Last name:
York
- Nickname:
Eddy later Ski
- Rank Doolittle raid:
Captain
- Last rank:
Colonel
- Service number:
0-211511
- Date of birth:
16 August 1912
- Place of birth:
Batavia, New York
- Date of death:
31 August 1984
- Place of death:
Bexar, Texas
- Place of the cemetery:
Houston, Fort Sam
- Name of the cemetery:
Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery

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