Edmund Neal Myles

Military

Flew 2 missions on D-Day in support of the invasion. Rotated back to the States and retrained for remote control turret gunner on the B-29.



DFC/ AM w/ 6 Oak Leaf Cluster/ European Theater Medal

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Units served with

The insignia of the 489th Bomb Group.

489th Bomb Group

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

People

Raymond Alnor

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 489th Bomb Group 847th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Gunner

Paul E Beals

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 489th Bomb Group 847th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Co-Pilot

Timothy Burns

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 489th Bomb Group 847th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Radio Operator

Donald Davis

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 489th Bomb Group 847th Bomb Squadron
  • Role/Job: Gunner

Sanford F Gaylord

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 489th Bomb Group 847th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 35530078
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Navigator

Aircraft

42-94830

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: Plate's Date
  • Unit: 489th Bomb Group 847th Bomb Squadron

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Cropper, Kentucky 16 August 1923

Revisions

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Contributorjmoore43
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Corrected a typo in the "Summary biography" - "retrained" was misspelled.

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Contributoracbernstein1
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http://www.b24bestweb.com/platesdate1.htm

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ContributorAAM
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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / self