Edgar W Burton

Military
media-17197.jpeg UPL 17197 Edgar W. Burton Edgar Burton Collection

Personal collection of Edgar Burton, contributed by Jane (Burton) Letson, daughter

Object Number - UPL 17197 - Edgar W. Burton

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

A flight of B-24 Liberators of the 446th Bomb Group fly in formation above the clouds.
  • Unit Hierarchy: Group
  • Air Force: Eighth Air Force
  • Type Category: Bombardment

Missions

Events

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Born

Chicago, IL 23 June 1918

Died

Onamia, MN 56359, USA 27 June 1981

Enlisted

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Jane (Burton) Letson, daughter, taken from my fathers notes regarding his missions

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Jane (Burton) Letson, daughter

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Jane (Burton) Letson, daughter, from Military Record and Report of Separation Certificate of Service for Edgar W. Burton.

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Jane (Burton) Letson, Daughter

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David Mahle, nephew / Drawn from the records of the National Museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force, Savannah, Georgia

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