World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Edward M. P. Edgar
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Stonington, Connecticut
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER OF OPERATIONS WITH THE 499TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP, 878TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON AS AN AIRPLANE AND ENGINE MECHANIC IN THE AIR OFFENSIVE JAPAN, EASTERN MANDATES, WESTERN PACIFIC AND RYUKYU ISLANDS. AWARDED THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AMERICAN THEATER CAMPAIGN RIBBON, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.