World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Charles B. Edwards
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Soquel, California
Honored By
Jerry Penry
RANK: FLIGHT OFFICER. SERVED AS A PILOT OF A L-3 ‘GRASSHOPPER’ OBSERVATION & LIAISON AIRCRAFT, WHO WAS KILLED MAY 28, 1943 DURING A ROUTINE TRAINING FLIGHT. HE WAS PRACTICING TAKE-OFF AND LANDING TECHNIQUES AT THE NEBRASKA ALLIANCE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT WHEN THE AIRCRAFT CRASHED EAST OF THE AIRPORT. THE AIRCRAFT POSSIBLY SUFFERED A LOSS OF ENGINE POWER, STALLED OUT AND DOVE INTO THE GROUND, BUT THE EXACT CAUSE OF THE ACCIDENT WAS UNDETERMINED.