World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Edgar A. Gamble
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Huntsville, Alabama
Honored By
Honor flight & War Veterans Madison County
ENTERED SERVICE ON 15 JANUARY 1943 AND DISCHARGED ON 14 DECEMBER 1945, BASIC (TRAINING) IN CAMP CLAIBORNE, LOUISIANA. ARRIVED IN ENGLAND ON 7 JUNE 1945. ASSIGNED TO SPECIAL OPERATIONS SQUADRON UNTIL THE 819TH LANDING ON UTAH BEACH ON D-DAY (6 JUNE 1944), BUILT EMERGENCY LANDING STRIPS. AWARDED THE DISTINGUISHED UNIT BADGE, 4 BRONZE STARS AND 1 ARROWHEAD FOR EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER MEDAL.