Edward J Ludwig

Military

Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 x combat missions. ETD





Awards: DFC, AM (9OLC), WWII Victory, American Campaign, EAME, UN and Korean medals.



Post war: Remained in USAF. Flew as a flight engineer on B-29's in Korea. Also served with a special operations squadron during Vietnam conflict. Commissioned with 303rd Bomb Wing, rising to rank of Major. Retired from USAF in 1970 after 28 years of service, 11 of which were as a commissioned officer.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 379th Bomb Group.

379th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Earl Lafayette Houston

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-?
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

42-31083

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Tenny Belle
  • Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron

Missions

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Brooklyn, NY 19 April 1922

Enlisted

Mitchel Field, Hempstead, Long Island ,NY 16 May 1946 Mitchel Field, Hempstead, Long Island, New York Re-Enlistment Date: 16-May-46

Died

Tucson, AZ 21 October 2014

Buried

East Lawn Palms Cemetery and Mortuary, Tucson, AZ 28 October 2014 East Lawn Palms Cemetery and Mortuary Tucson, Pima County, AZ

Based

Kimbolton Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF.
Queens, NY

Enlisted

New York, NY

Revisions

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ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/83801615-edward-j-ludwig
http://www.8thairforce.com/members/missionsflownby.asp?perIdentificatio…
379th Bombardment Group Anthology, Volume 2: November 1942-July 1945
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tucson/obituary.aspx?n=edward-j-ludwi…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137717714/edward-j_-ludwig

Date
ContributorAl_Skiff
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Sources

https://www.fold3.com/record/83801615-edward-j-ludwig
http://www.8thairforce.com/members/crew.asp?acAirCraftNo=%2742-31083%27…
379th Bombardment Group Anthology, Volume 2: November 1942-July 1945
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tucson/obituary.aspx?n=edward-j-ludwi…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137717714/edward-j_-ludwig

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ContributorAAM
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Sources

Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000