William John Edkins

Military
media-55607.jpeg UPL 55607 1st Lt William Edkins, 458BG

Object Number - UPL 55607 - 1st Lt William Edkins, 458BG

Assigned to 754BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF. ETD





Awards: DFC, AM (OLC), WWII Victory, EAME (2 x Battle Stars).

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Units served with

Personnel of the 458th Bomb Group gather around a B-24 Liberator (serial number 41-29303) nicknamed "Liberty Lib" in order to transfer a casualty into a waiting ambulance. Image via Harry Holmes. Written on slide casing: '458th BG.'
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 19100811 / O-699652
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-24 Liberator
  • Nicknames: - Lady Luck - Elmer
  • Unit: 458th Bomb Group 754th Bomb Squadron

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Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Hallock, MN 23 April 1922 Son of Percy John and Alice Elizabeth [Griffith] Edkins.

Died

19 June 2006

Buried

Fort Logan National Cemetery Denver, Denver County, CO 22 June 2006 Fort Logan National Cemetery Denver, Denver County, Colorado

Based

Horsham St Faith Assigned to 754BS, 458BG, 8AF USAAF.

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458bg.com (Dane crew in 754th BS) / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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