R L Edwards

Military ROLL OF HONOUR

Killed in Action near Wesel in B-24 42-51245.

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Units served with

A pathfinder B-24 Liberator (serial number 42-51681) of the 453rd Bomb Group flies in formation with a fellow Liberator of the 453rd and and a pathfinder Liberator of the 445th Bomb Group. Image via Alan Rowsell.

445th Bomb Group

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

Aircraft

42-51245

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Unit: 445th Bomb Group 700th Bomb Squadron

Places

Signal Squares on the airfield at Tibenham, B-24 Liberators of the 398th Bomb Group are visible in the background. Handwritten caption on reverse: 'Tibenham Signal Squares.'

Tibenham

  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Tivetshall

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Fort Smith, Arkansas, USA 17 July 1924

Enlisted

Little Rock, AR, USA 27 April 1943

Other

Killed in action

24 March 1945

Revisions

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Contributorgeneral ira snapsorter
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/615742/r-l-edwards. Confirmation of name and initials but no full name found.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Added a "-" to the A/C tail # in the "Summary biography" to aid clarity & consistency.

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Contributorjmoore43
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Flagged as a "NAME_ISSUE" in the Nickname field so an Admin can check out this person.

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ContributorLucy May
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https://aad.archives.gov/aad/record-detail.jsp?dt=893&mtch=1&cat=all&tf…

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ContributorAAM
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Birsic, SO#265 12 Oct 44, 2AD Roll of Honor MACR 13516 / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / MACR 13516 / Paul Andrews, Project Bits and Pieces, 8th Air Force Roll of Honor database