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.
Connections
See how this entry relates to other items in the archive by exploring the connections below.
Units served with
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 737th Bomb Squadron 454th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 33331344
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 737th Bomb Squadron 454th Bomb Group
- Service Numbers: 36182997
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- 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
Aircraft
Places
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
|
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 |