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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Edward O. 'Ed' Yelton

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Tulsa, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS A B-17 'FLYING FORTRESS' BOMBER PILOT IN THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER BASED IN ENGLAND. FLEW 26 COMBAT MISSIONS OVER FRANCE AND GERMANY; 17 MISSIONS IN THE AIRCRAFT NICKNAMED 'FIVE GRAND.' HONORABLY DISCHARGED AFTER THE WAR WITH THE RANK OF FIRST LIEUTENANT AND ISSUED THE HONORABLE SERVICE LAPEL BUTTON.