Elroy Edmonds
Military
USAAF Photo
Object Number - UPL 52829 - S/Sgt Elroy Edmond, 401BG.
Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. 30 x combat mission. McCord crew
Awards: DFC (OLC), AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).
Connections
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-26100
- Highest Rank: Captain
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Ice Cold Katy
- Unit: 401st Bomb Group 612th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: Benefield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Marshall, NC | 24 June 1924 | Son of Elroy Gilmore and Lula [Hunter] Edmonds. |
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Enlisted |
Camp Croft, SC | 5 February 1943 | Camp Croft, South Carolina |
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Other Discharged USAAF |
26 September 1945 | Honourable discharge | |
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Died |
Grovemont, NC | 13 April 2007 | |
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Buried |
Piney Grove Cemetery Swannanoa, Buncombe County, NC | 17 April 2007 | Piney Grove Cemetery Swannanoa, Buncombe County, North Carolina |
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Based |
Deenethorpe | Assigned to 612BS, 401BG, 8AF USAAF. |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/image/298188975
https://www.fold3.com/record/25852563/elroy-edmonds-social-security-dea…
https://www.fold3.com/record/88189062/elroy-edmonds-wwii-army-enlistmen…
https://www.fold3.com/record/624963487/elroy-edmonds-1924-veterans-affa…
http://401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1472
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/69526589/elroy-gilmore-edmonds
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.401bg.org/Main/History/Members/Details.aspx?ID=1472
