Aubrey LeClare Edwards Jr
MilitaryAssigned to 737BS, 454BG, 15AF USAAF. Based at Cerignola, Italy. Failed to Return (FTR) Graz, Austria in B-24 42-52225 'Moo Juice'. Baled out after enemy aircraft shredded the A/C. Prisoner of War (POW)
Awards: AM, PH, POW, EAME, WWII Victory.
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 737th Bomb Squadron 454th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 33331344
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 737th Bomb Squadron 454th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 36182997
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
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- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 737th Bomb Squadron 454th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 16040205 / O-?
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Co-pilot
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 737th Bomb Squadron 454th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 37336654
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Top Turrret Gunner
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Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Birmingham, Alabama | 13 October 1921 | BornBirmingham, Alabama |
Enlisted |
Lexington, Kentucky | 20 March 1942 | EnlistedLexington, Kentucky |
Prisoner of war Prisoner of War (POW) |
Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany | 19 March 1944 - 1 May 1945 | Prisoner of War (POW)Stalag Luft I, Barth, Germany |
Other Discharged |
15 October 1945 | ||
Died |
1 February 2019 | ||
Buried |
Sharon Cemetery Augusta, Kentucky | 4 February 2019 | InterredSharon CemeteryAugusta, Kentucky |