Edward J Ludwig
MilitaryAssigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. 28 x combat missions. ETD
Awards: DFC, AM (9OLC), WWII Victory, American Campaign, EAME, UN and Korean medals.
Post war: Remained in USAF. Flew as a flight engineer on B-29's in Korea. Also served with a special operations squadron during Vietnam conflict. Commissioned with 303rd Bomb Wing, rising to rank of Major. Retired from USAF in 1970 after 28 years of service, 11 of which were as a commissioned officer.
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Units served with
- 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: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-?
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Pilot
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Tenny Belle
- Unit: 379th Bomb Group 525th Bomb Squadron
Missions
- Date: 13 March 1944
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Brooklyn, NY | 19 April 1922 | |
Enlisted |
Mitchel Field, Hempstead, Long Island ,NY | 16 May 1946 | Mitchel Field, Hempstead, Long Island, New York Re-Enlistment Date: 16-May-46 |
Died |
Tucson, AZ | 21 October 2014 | |
Buried |
East Lawn Palms Cemetery and Mortuary, Tucson, AZ | 28 October 2014 | East Lawn Palms Cemetery and Mortuary Tucson, Pima County, AZ |
Based |
Kimbolton | Assigned to 525BS, 379BG, 8AF USAAF. | |
Queens, NY | |||
Enlisted |
New York, NY |
Revisions
https://www.fold3.com/record/83801615-edward-j-ludwig
http://www.8thairforce.com/members/missionsflownby.asp?perIdentificatio…
379th Bombardment Group Anthology, Volume 2: November 1942-July 1945
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tucson/obituary.aspx?n=edward-j-ludwi…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137717714/edward-j_-ludwig
https://www.fold3.com/record/83801615-edward-j-ludwig
http://www.8thairforce.com/members/crew.asp?acAirCraftNo=%2742-31083%27…
379th Bombardment Group Anthology, Volume 2: November 1942-July 1945
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/tucson/obituary.aspx?n=edward-j-ludwi…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/137717714/edward-j_-ludwig
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / Mighty Eighth Air Force Heritage Museum Membership List, July 2000