Milton Brent Edwards

Military
A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group stand beneath the wing of their B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: 'Sport and General.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 9 Jul 1943.' [stamp] and '273722.'[phott bureau no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'THE DEFENSIVE POWER OF FLYING FORTRESSES. The extremely heavy defense of the Flying Fortresses has enabled them to fight their way through to targets like Huls and Kiel in the face of the most intensive fighter opposition aerial warfare has ever seen. The media-379034.jpg FRE 1168 A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group stand beneath the wing of their B-17 Flying Fortress.

Printed caption on reverse: 'THE DEFENSIVE POWER OF FLYING FORTRESSES. The extremely heavy defense of the Flying Fortresses has enabled them to fight their way through to targets like Huls and Kiel in the face of the most intensive fighter opposition aerial warfare has ever seen. The result of these and other encounters has been the destruction of more than 1100 enemy aircraft. Formations of Flying Fortresses have an average of 12 1/2 .50 calibre machine guns per plane (which can be manned simultaneously by the usual crew of ten.) 27048. A crew of a Flying Fortress, Pilot F/L Frank N. Kacksetter of Denver, Colorado. Co-Pilot 2nd Lt Lester R. Kramer of Scranton Pennsilvania , Navigator Lt. Luther S. Pierce of Fairhaven Massachusetts. Bomb. 2nd Lt Stanley R Stedt of Stockholm, Main. Tec. Sergt. William W. Fahrenhold of McKees Rocks, Penn., Tec. Sergt Raymond T. Stymacks of Bronx, N.York. Ball Turret Gunner. Tec. Sergt. Robert L Myllykoski of Painsville, Ohio. Left waist gunner Staff Sergt John H. Jessup Union City, Indianna. Right Waist Gunner Staff Sergt. Louis A. Skinner, Independence, Kansas. Tail Gunner Staff Sergt. Milton B. Edwards, Laurel, Maryland S.& G. G.C'

Image stamped on reverse: 'Sport and General.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 9 Jul 1943.' [stamp] and '273722.'[photo bureau no.] Roger Freeman Collection

IWM, Roger Freeman Collection

Object Number - FRE 1168 - A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group stand beneath the wing of their B-17 Flying Fortress. Printed caption on reverse: 'THE DEFENSIVE POWER OF...

Reported to group on 24 Feb 1943. Completed 25 x missions. He was on Raymond Check crew and William P. Cassedy crew.



Awards: DFC, AM (3OLC), PH.



Post war Milton was a building contractor in Florida. He died 28 July 1992 following a long period of ill health.

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Units served with

Official insignia of the 306th Bomb Group, approved 6 January 1943, and updated 2 October 1951.

306th Bomb Group

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

People

William Proby Cassedy

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14070626 at enlistment, then O-793065
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Lionel Edward Drew

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 423rd Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14066572 at enlistment, then O-729733
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Bombardier

Aircraft

A loaded bomb trailer besides a B-17 Flying Fortress (OR-X) nicknamed "Channault's Pappy" of the 323rd Bomb Squadron, 91st Bomb Group 9 April 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '69377 A.C. - A loaded bomb trailer is parked besides the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress "Chennault's Pappy" at the 91st Bomb Group base in Bassingbourne [sic], England on 9 April 1944.'

42-3172

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: Chennault's Pappy III
  • Unit: 306th Bomb Group 91st Bomb Group 323rd Bomb Squadron 423rd Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Fairfield, Maryland 3 November 1912

Enlisted

Baltimore, MD 5 June 1941 Baltimore, Maryland

Based

Thurleigh 24 February 1943 Assigned to 423BS, 306BG, 8AF USAAF.

Died

28 July 1992

Buried

Union Cemetery Burtonsville, Montgomery County, MD Union Cemetery Burtonsville, Montgomery County, Maryland

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306th Echoes October 1992

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306th BG Association Directory, 1 September 1999 Edition, 306th BGA Collection, Russell Strong Index Cards, First Over Germany pg. 109 & 146, / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / http://www.306bg.org/crewphotos/Crew%20Pictures%20Adam-Rector/Crew%20Pi…

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A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group stand beneath the wing of their B-17 Flying Fortress. Image stamped on reverse: 'Sport and General.' [stamp], 'Passed for publication 9 Jul 1943.' [stamp] and '273722.'[phott bureau no.] Printed caption on reverse: 'THE DEFENSIVE POWER OF FLYING FORTRESSES. The extremely heavy defense of the Flying Fortresses has enabled them to fight their way through to targets like Huls and Kiel in the face of the most intensive fighter opposition aerial warfare has ever seen. The

Object number: FRE 1168 - A bomber crew of the 306th Bomb Group stand...