Edward H Wagner

Military
media-18243.jpeg UPL 18243 Muscle Bound #2
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

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

Line up of P-47 Thunderbolts of the 82nd Fighter Squadron, 78th Fighter Group, at Duxford air base. September 1944. Printed caption on reverse of print: '55432 AC - War Birds Home To Rest - Republic P-47 Thunderbolts lined up on an 8th Air Force field in England after a daylight sweep over Germany. Crews have finished inspections and refueling.'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: "Duckpond"

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Erie County, PA, USA 22 April 1916 Son of Edward O and Clara M [McKinney] Wagner.

Enlisted

Pittsburgh, PA, USA 20 December 1941

Died

Erie, PA, USA 16 February 2008

Based

Duxford Assigned to 83FS, 78FG, 8AF USAAF.

Buried

7880 Edinboro Rd, Erie, PA 16509, USA Erie County Memorial Gardens Erie Erie County Pennsylvania

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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

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