World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Elmer John David Edwards
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Gainesville, Georgia
Honored By
Hazel Edwards
Relationship
Wife
FLIGHT ENGINEER, 96TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON AT LANGLEY FIELD. LATER CHANGED TO 19TH ANTI-SUBMARINE SQUADRON. LATER ATTACHED TO 8TH AIR FORCE IN ENGLAND. FLEW 36 PATROL MISSIONS IN B-17 AND B-24 AIRCRAFT. HIS DUTY WAS PATROLLING FOR ENEMY SUBMARINES.