World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Edward W. Handel
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Greensboro, North Carolina
Honored By
Mack L. Gordy, Jr.
Relationship
Friend
HE JOINED THE UNITED STATES ARMY AIR CORPS IN AUGUST OF 1943. HE WAS THE LEFT WING GUNNER ON A B-17 BOMBER NAMED 'SCREW BALL' AND BECAME A PRISONER OF WAR WHEN THE PLANE WAS SHOT DOWN OVER BERLIN, GERMANY ON AUGUST 6, 1944. HE WAS DISCHARGED FROM THE UNITED STATES ARMY AIR CORPS IN NOVEMBER OF 1945.