World War II Honoree

Howard Emlyn Edwards

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Blue Island, Illinois

Honored By

Dr. Gordon H. Rettke

Relationship

High School & Life Long Friend

ENLISTED DECEMBER 5, 1942 IN THE ARMY AIR CORPS RESERVE AND WAS CALLED TO ACTIVE DUTY JANUARY 11, 1943. FOLLOWING BASIC TRAINING, HE COMPLETED THE ARMY AIR FORCE'S YEAR LONG PRE-METEOROLOGICAL TRAINING COURSE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, GRADUATING WITH A GOOD CONDUCT METAL ON FEBRUARY 12, 1944. HE SERVED AS A CORPORAL WEATHER OBSERVER 784 AT A NUMBER OF ARMY AIR FORCE STATIONS IN THE U.S., THE PHILIPPINES, AND NEW GUINEA UNTIL HIS SEPARATION FROM ACTIVE DUTY MARCH 3, 1946.