World War II Honoree

Raymond Alvin Edgar

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

LaCrosse, Wisconsin

Honored By

Gerald, Sandra & Linda

Relationship

His 3 Proud Children

DAD ENLISTED IN 1939 AND SERVED IN AUSTRALIA (FIRST AMERICAN FIGHTER GROUP TO BE DEPLOYED THERE AFTER PEARL AT BRISBANE AND CHARLEVILLE), NEW GUINEA AND THE PHILIPPINES BECOMING AN ORDNANCE OFFICER FOR P-38 AIRCRAFT DUE TO HIS SELECTION FOR OFFICER CANDIDATE SCHOOL (OCS) BASED ON HIS RECORD. AN EAGLE SCOUT, HE WAS ALSO CHOSEN TO RETURN STATESIDE FOR 90 DAYS TO GIVE TALKS TO SCOUTS IN SOUTHERN IOWA PERTAINING TO THE SCRAP DRIVES.