World War II Honoree
Civilian on the Home Front
Edwin Read
Hometown
Texas
Honored By
Helen Read Simons
Relationship
Daughter
AS A CIVILIAN MECHANIC, WORKED ON AIRCRAFT AT SAN MARCOS ARMY AIR FIELD IN CALDWELL COUNTY, TEXAS, FROM 1942 UNTIL THE SPRING OF 1945. HE WENT TO U.S. NAVAL REPAIR BASE SAN DIEGO IN THE SPRING OF 1945, WHERE HE WORKED UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR.