Edgar J Pearson
Military ROLL OF HONOURAll information correct as on Roll of Honor board
Killed in Action on 8/1/43 while on TDY to 9thAF for Ploesti raid in B-24 'Let 'er Rip' 41-24121.
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-731644
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
- Nicknames: Let Er Rip
- Unit: 93rd Bomb Group 330th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 1 August 1943
- Official Description:
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Enlisted |
Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St Louis, Missouri | 18 June 1942 | Enlisted at Fort Jay, governors Island, NY. |
Other Killed in action |
1 August 1943 |
Revisions
NARA files verified ASN upon entry, Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) and Air Medal with one oak leaf cluster. His DFC and Purple Heart were awarded posthumously for the 1 August 1943 Ploesti low level mission. Without a personnel record it is unknown how many campaigns he participated in regarding the EAME Campaign Medal, but it was at least one.
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Losses of the 8th & 9th AFs Vol I p. 220, MACR 462