Edwards, Alfonso Gordon

Rank and Name, Sergeant Alfonso Gordon Edwards.

Unit/Placed in, 484th Bomber Squadron, 505th Bomber Group, Very Heavy.

Alfonso is born on 25 Aug. 1917 in Drew, Arkansas.

Father, Joe Emmett Edwards.

Alfonso enlisted the service in Arkansas with service number # 37069803.

Alfonso‘s Crew-members and their position on-board the plane a B-29 were,

1^st Lt. Walter H. Schroeder Jr. Pilot

2^nd Lt. Milton O. Truitt Jr. Co Pilot

2^nd Lt. Herbert L. Schulman Navigator

2^nd Lt. Robert F. Jefferies Bombardier

T/Sgt. Arthur L. Burkhart Flight Engineer

Sgt. Steve Bednar Jr. Radio Operator

Corp. Francis C. Prestera Radar/Gunner

Sgt. Alfonso G. Edwards Central Fire Control/Gunner

Corp. Joseph J. Pilgrim Left Belly Gunner

Corp. Edwin L. Minkwitz Right Belly Gunner

Corp. Lewis R. Murzycki Tail Gunner

Alfonso was KIA when on the mission to Bomb the Nakajima Aircraft Factory, they were during the bombing attacked by several Enemy Planes on 10 Feb. 1945, he is honored with an Air Medal, Purple Heart, Good Combat Ribbon, Good Conduct Medal, American Campaign Medal, Army Presidential Unit Citation, Asiatic Pacific Campaign Medal, WW II Victory Medal.

Alfonso is buried/mentioned at Honolulu Memorial, Honolulu County, Hawaii U.S.A.

Courts of the missing.

Alfonso also has a Memorial Grave at Union Ridge Cemetery #1

Monticello, Drew County, Arkansas, USA.

Thanks to,

Jean Louis Vijgen, ww2-Pacific.com ww2-europe.com

Air Force Info, Rolland Swank.

ABMC Website, https://abmc.gov

Marines Info, https://missingmarines.com/ Geoffrey Roecker

Seabees History Bob Smith https://seabeehf.org/

Navy Info, http://navylog.navymemorial.org

POW Info, http://www.mansell.com Dwight Rider and Wes injerd.