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EDWARDS, Trevor Anderson "Stud" - Date of
birth
2 July 1923 -
Age
21 -
Place of birth
Illinois -
Hometown
Clearwater, Pinellas County, Florida
Personal info
Military service
- Service
number
O-710076 -
Rank
Second Lieutenant -
Function
Pilot -
Unit
62nd Fighter Squadron,
56th Fighter Group
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Awards
Purple Heart,
Air Medal
Death
-
Status
Killed in Action - Date of
death
18 September 1944 - Place of
death
Near the Belgian-Dutch border, northeast of Turnhout, Belgium
Grave
-
Cemetery
American War Cemetery Henri-Chapelle
| Plot | Row | Grave |
|---|---|---|
| H | 5 | 44 |
Immediate family
-
Members
Arthur B. Edwards (father)
Ethel W. (Anderson) Edwards (mother)
Elise Edwards (sister)
Phyllis S. Edwards (sister)
Kent M. Edwards (brother)
Georgia I. (Johnson) Edwards (wife)
Plane data
- Serial
number
42-26337 -
Data
Type: P-47D
Destination: Bombing and strafing of flak positions in the Netherlands
MACR: 9164
More information
2nd Lt Edwards graduated from Plant High School in Tampa and followed the ROTC course.He entered the service on 1 November 1942. He received his fighter pilot's wings and commission as second lieutenant after graduation from advanced flight school in Aloe, Texas.
The MACR contains an eyewitness report of a member of his wing, 2nd Lt Lewis R. Brown. He stated that the wing did a 360° turn to the left around Turnhout, Belgium. Lt Edwards called in and asked him which heading. When Lt Brown replied, he said that he was hit and asked what heading he should take to get out. Lt Brown told him to take a 360° and head west. He then circled on the course but couldn't find Lt Edwards. He thought he was with another wing member, Lt Van Noy, but he said he wasn't with him.
2nd Lt Edwards was initially buried at the Temporary American Military Cemetery of Foss, Belgium, on 19 September 1944. When this cemetery was disbanded, his remains were transferred to Henri-Chapelle, where they were first buried in a temporary grave. He was again disinterred on 13 August 1948 and given his final resting place on 29 April 1949.
Source of information: Peter Schouteten, Raf Dyckmans, Eric Ommering, www.littlefriends.co.uk, www.wwiimemorial.com, www.archives.gov, www.newspapers.com - Tampa Bay Times, www.ancestry.com - Family Tree / 1930-1940 Census
Photo source: Peter Schouteten, www.newspapers.com - Tampa Bay Times, www.ancestry.com - H. B. Plant High School Yearbook 1942