World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Richard Edwards
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Hoboken, New Jersey
Honored By
Joseph C. Edwards
Relationship
Son
WAS A TAIL GUNNER ON B-24 LIBERATOR BOMBERS, ONE OF HIS PLANES WAS CALLED 'OLD CROW'. 8TH ARMY AIR FORCE, 506TH SQUADRON, 44TH BOMB GROUP. NORTH AFRICA AND EUROPEAN THEATER. FLEW 25 MISSIONS, INCLUDING THE PLOESTI RAID, AND D-DAY. HE WAS IN AND OUT OF THE AIR FORCE FOR MANY YEARS.