Edgar Freeman Woodward Jr
Military
Object Number - UPL 60087 - Capt Edgar F Woodward
B-17 42-30402 'The Poontang' crashed near Strausburg. Mechanical failure. Interned. He served as intelligence officer at the Pentagon for many years, until his retirement. When he was a child his father took him to see Charles Lindbergh take off on his solo flight, from that day on he was fascinated by flight.
Awards: AM (OLC), BS, PH, American Campaign, EAME (2BS), WWII Victory.
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- 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: 418th Bomb Squadron
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Poontang
- Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 11 May 1919 | Born, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Died |
13 October 2011 | Died Alexandria, Virginia | |
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Buried |
1 November 2011 | Interred Arlington 0National Cemetery Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
Changes
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Sources
100th Bomb Group Foundation Directory, 2000 - 2001; MACR 688 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia
