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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

William W. Edwards

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Bridgeport, Connecticut

Honored By

Gene & Mary Moxley

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

LIEUTENANT. NAVIGATOR ON A B-24 LIBERATOR. SERVED WITH THE 15TH AIR FORCE, 55TH BOMB WING, 465TH BOMB GROUP, 783RD SQUADRON. STATIONED AT PANTANELLA AIR BASE, ITALY. BAILED OUT OF HIS AIRCRAFT WHEN IT EXPLODED FROM A DIRECT HIT OF ANTI-AIRCRAFT FIRE ON A COMBAT MISSION TO THE HELINGENSTADT MARSHALLING YARD AT VIENNA, AUSTRIA ON 22 MARCH 1945. CAPTURED AND HELD PRISONER OF WAR.