Ed flew in 34 missions over German targets, with one mission over the synthetic oil plants in Merseberg resulting in his Fortress being hard hit with flak and the plane's co-pilot wounded. Ed was a proud member of the "Luckye Bastardes Club". Like the rest of the men with whom he served, Ed was a tough individual who did not view his combat time as heroic, but simply a job that had to be done.



20 JAN 45 HEIBRON. CPT