Edwin Loren Little
Military
Object Number - UPL 40249 - Lt Edwin L. Little leads his crew away from B-17F 42-30807 'Katy' 364BS, 305BG, 8AF.
He was a command pilot during WW II. He continued in the USAF after WW II and ended his career as Vice Commander of the Sacramento Air Materiel Area at McClellan AFB CA.
Awards: DFC; Legion of Merit w/Oak Leaf Cluster;Air Medal w/3Oak Leaf Cluster; Air Force Commendation Medal, Dist. Unit Citation.
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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
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Green Mountain Rambler
- Unit: 305th Bomb Group 364th Bomb Squadron
Places
- Site type: Airfield
Events
| Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
North Poultney, Vermont | 24 October 1918 | Son of Charles Loren and Jessie Brainard [Streeter] Little. |
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Enlisted |
Rutland, VT | 19 March 1942 | |
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Died |
Rutland, VT | 27 November 2004 | |
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Buried |
Cedar Grove Cemetery Fair Haven, Rutland County, VT | Cedar Grove Cemetery Fair Haven, Rutland County, VT | |
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Based |
Chelveston | Assigned to 364BS, 305BG, 8AF USAAF. |
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Sources
Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / air force bio
