Edward H Wagner
Military
Left to right
Sargent Salvador Maggio
Pilot: Lieutnant William Chapman
Staff Sargent Edward Wagner
D. Chapman
Object Number - UPL 18243 - Muscle Bound #2 Left to right Sargent Salvador Maggio Pilot: Lieutnant William Chapman Staff Sargent Edward Wagner
Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.
Awards: WWII Victory, EAME (6 Bronze stars).
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Units served with
- Unit Hierarchy: Squadron
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Fighter
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 495th Fighter Training Group 551st Fighter Training Squadron 83rd Fighter Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-792804
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Fighter pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Muscle Bound #2
- Unit: 78th Fighter Group 83rd Fighter Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
- Known as: "Duckpond"
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
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Born |
Erie County, PA, USA | 22 April 1916 | Son of Edward O and Clara M [McKinney] Wagner. |
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Enlisted |
Pittsburgh, PA, USA | 20 December 1941 | |
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Died |
Erie, PA, USA | 16 February 2008 | |
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Based |
Duxford | Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF. | |
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Buried |
7880 Edinboro Rd, Erie, PA 16509, USA | Erie County Memorial Gardens Erie Erie County Pennsylvania |
Revisions
ContributorAl_Skiff
ChangesChanges to service number, role, biography, awards, events, person associations, unit associations, place associations and aircraft associations. Changes to Role of Honour Picture. Changes to Role of Honour Picture
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Unit roster in the book Duxford Diary by the Duxford Aviation Society, 1989 edition
