Leroy J Edwards

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media-30789.jpeg UPL 30789 Leroy J Edwards, 100th Bomb Group. Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 22 "Biographies", by Charles D Taylor.

Object Number - UPL 30789 - Leroy J Edwards, 100th Bomb Group.

He enlisted after Pearl Harbour and trained as a gunner and mechanic before being shipped to England in July 1944. Spike Jones and his City Slickers were also on board and entertained the 15,000 troops on the ten day 'zig-zag' trip across the Atlantic. He flew on 34 combat missions with the 100th BG at Thorpe Abbots, his last being on March 4 1945.

Air Medal with 4 oak leaf clusters.

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Three airmen of the 100th Bomb Group, Lieutenant Kenneth Menzie, Lieutenant Donald Strout and Lieutenant Norman Scott, plan the route they will take during the next mission in their B-17 Flying Fortress (serial number 42-30380). Image stamped on reverse: 'Reviewed and passed U.S. Army 23 Aug 1943 Press Censor E.T.O. U.S.A.' [stamp]'. Passed for publication 23 August 1943 INTLD 16 General Section Press Censorship Bureau '[stamp], 'Associated Press' [stamp] and '280035.' [Censor no.] Printed caption on reve

100th Bomb Group

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

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Iowans of the Mighty 8th

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100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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Object number: UPL 30789 - Leroy J Edwards, 100th Bomb Group.