Edgar W Burton
Military
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UPL 17197
Edgar W. Burton
Edgar Burton Collection
Personal collection of Edgar Burton, contributed by Jane (Burton) Letson, daughter
Flew 25 missions, ending just before D-Day. Flew on D Day just to see it. According to him, he never saw a German fighter but did see lots of flak.
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Units served with
Missions
- Date: 5 February 1944
- Date: 30 January 1944
- Date: 21 January 1944
- Date: 16 December 1943
Events
Event | Location | Date | Description |
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Born |
Chicago, IL | 23 June 1918 | |
Died |
Onamia, MN 56359, USA | 27 June 1981 | |
Enlisted |
Revisions
Contributorjaneletson
Changes
Sources
Jane (Burton) Letson, daughter, taken from my fathers notes regarding his missions
Contributorjaneletson
Changes
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Jane (Burton) Letson, daughter, from Military Record and Report of Separation Certificate of Service for Edgar W. Burton.
ContributorAAM
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David Mahle, nephew / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia