Edward W Meredith

Military

Edward (Bud) Meredith was outgoing with a great sense of humor. He was based at Great Ashfield Army Air Corp base, served as a Navigator, flying 35 missions on 'Maiden America' Along with a record of 13 missions on Maiden America, we have dates and locations for 10 missions on Flying Vixen, Mickey II, Perry’s Pirates, Blind Date, Hare’s Breadth, Leading Lady and Honey-Chile beginning 22-Oct-44 through 16-Jan-45.

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Units served with

The insignia of the 385th Bomb Group.

385th Bomb Group

  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Places

Events

Event Location Date Description

Born

Chicago, IL, USA 18 October 1917

Enlisted

Washington, DC, USA 2 February 1943

Died

Milwaukee, WI, USA 1 September 1964 Pancreatic cancer

Revisions

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Bill Varnedo, Navigator, Crow Crew, 385th BG

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Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia / unit history