Edwin Dale Waggoner

Military ROLL OF HONOUR
media-22239.jpeg UPL 22239 Edwin D Waggoner - Des Moines, 457th BG, KIA Charles D Taylor collection

"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor

Object Number - UPL 22239 - Edwin D Waggoner - Des Moines, 457th BG, KIA

Assigned to 748BS, 457BG, 8AF USAAF. Killed in Action (KIA) 4-May-44. B-17 42-31552 'My Buddy'. Killed in force landing of 'My Buddy'. 



Awards: AM (2OLC), PH.

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Units served with

Unofficial emblem of the 457th Bomb Group.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

People

Gerald Kerr
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18043191 / O-758456
  • Highest Rank: Second Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
  • Nicknames: My Buddy
  • Unit: 457th Bomb Group 748th Bomb Squadron

Places

The mission board of the 457th Bomb Group. Official caption printed on image: '(GM-299-2-457)(16/5/45)(Op's Board's).'
  • Site type: Airfield
  • Known as: Connington

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Storm Lake, Iowa 15 August 1924 Born Storm Lake, Iowa

Enlisted

Camp Dodge, Herrold, Iowa 4 February 1943 Enlisted Camp Dodge, Herrold, Iowa

Died

Killed in Action (KIA)

Glatton, UK 4 May 1944 Killed in Action (KIA) Force landing at base, Glatton.

Buried

Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Coton, Cambs, UK 5 May 1944 Interred Cambridge American Cemetery and Memorial Coton, Cambs, UK

Buried

Memorialised

Resthaven Cemetery West Des Moines, Iowa 1 January 1948 Memorialised Resthaven Cemetery West Des Moines, Iowa

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