World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Edward M. Waters
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Washington, District Of Columbia
Honored By
James
Relationship
Son
STATIONED AT GREAT ASHFIELD WITH THE 385TH BOMB GROUP IN ENGLAND. ON 8 MAY 1944, WAS ON A BOMBING MISSION TO BREMEN, GERMANY. HE WAS A LAST MINUTE REPLACEMENT AND KNEW NONE OF THE CREW AND DID NOT KNOW THE TARGET. THE PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN OVER BREMEN AND HE BECAME A PRISONER AT STALAG LUFT 3, SAGAN, SELESIA, BAVARIA.