World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Edgar M. Balthrope
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Biloxi, Mississippi
Honored By
James E.M. Balthrope
Member of the 443rd Troop Carrier Group. Served in China-Burma-India. Organized in India. Carried troops for Chiang Kai-shek in China, 1945. Liberated Hankow from the Japanese.