World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert Joseph Edwards
Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Tuscola, Illinois
Honored By
Angela Desimone
Relationship
Granddaughter
SERVED AS STAFF SERGEANT AND WAIST GUNNER ON A B-24 LIBERATOR WITH THE 15TH AIRBORNE, 1756 C, 376TH BOMBARDMENT GROUP, 512TH BOMBARDMENT SQUADRON. FLEW AT PLOESTI (LOW LEVEL), BRATISLAVA, NORTH AFRICA. BOMBARDMENT GROUP AWARDED SEVERAL OF THE DISTINGUISHED UNIT CITATIONS.