World War II Honoree

Edward R. French

Branch of Service

U.S. Army Air Force

Hometown

Erie, Pennsylvania

Honored By

VFW Post 11242

ON NOVEMBER 20, 1943, HE WAS ONBOARD A B-24D LIBERATOR BOMBER THAT TOOK OFF FROM JACKSON AIRFIELD, PORT MORESBY, NEW GUINEA, ON AN OVER WATER MISSION. ONE RADIO TRANSMISSION WAS HEARD WITH NO FURTHER CONTACT. THE AIRCRAFT WAS LOCATED LATER AFTER THE WAR, SEVERAL MILES FROM THE AIRFIELD. HIS REMAINS WERE IDENTIFIED IN 2011 AND BURIED IN ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY IN A MASS GRAVE WITH THE REMAINS OF THE OTHER TEN CREW MEMBERS.