World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
EDGAR JOHN GEILINGER JR.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Wheeling, West Virginia
Honored By
Tracy L. Rine
Relationship
Granddaughter
FLEW IN B-24 BOMBER, 'MY ACHIN' ASS,' WITH THE 450TH BOMB GROUP, 15TH ARMY AIR FORCE, 722ND SQUADRON AS AN ENGINEER AND TOP TURRET GUNNER. HIS PLANE WAS ONE OF THE FIRST PLANES TO ARRIVE HOME IN FLORIDA FROM MANDURIA, ITALY AT THE END OF THE EUROPEAN WAR. HE WAS DISCHARGED ON OCTOBER 19, 1945.