Edwin Dale Waggoner
Military ROLL OF HONOUR"Iowans of the Mighty Eighth", Chapter 19 "Killed in Action", by Charles D Taylor
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
- 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: 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
- Site type: Cemetery
- Known as: Cambridge American Military Cemetery
- 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 |
Revisions
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https://www.fold3.com/record/529903025/edwin-d-waggoner-american-battle…
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56295248/edwin-dale-waggoner
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/150131478/e-dale-waggoner
1993 457th BGA Roster, ABMC, Roll of Honor / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia