World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Edgar Addison
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
David, Kentucky
Honored By
A Grateful American
HE ENLISTED IN THE U.S. ARMY AIR CORPS IN 1940 AND SERVED FIVE YEARS IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS. HE TOOK PART IN THE D-DAY LANDING AT OMAHA BEACH ASSIGNED TO THE 12TH TACTICAL RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON UNDER GENERAL GEORGE S. PATTON. HE FOUGHT IN THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND THE LIBERATION OF ARDENNES AND CENTRAL EUROPE.