Edwards, Claude Grant

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Title: Edwards, Claude Grant
Alias: Edwards, Jake
Gender: Male
Biography: Radio technician/operator on B-29 bombers stationed in India, part of the China, Burma, India theater. His company flew a critical supply line to China that crossed the highest peak of the Himalayas, referred to as "The Hump." The route was treacherous due to the terrain and they were often under attack by anti-aircraft fire and Japanese fighter planes. He sustained superficial shrapnel wounds to his arm during one of the attacks. He was a Petersburg native.; In photograph Claude is on the left, his brother Wilson is on the right.
Member: Edwards family
Birth date: 3 Mar 1922
Place of birth: Petersburg (Ky.)
Father: Edwards, Claude
Mother: Nixon, Ethel Alice
Sibling(s): Edwards, Wilson Jacob
Life event(s): Marriage: 20 Apr 1948; Independence (Ky.); Independence (Ky.)
Spouse(s): Williams, Osceola
Child(ren): Edwards, Lana Kay; Edwards, Diane Sue; Edwards, Sherry Ann
Death date: 24 Dec 1980
Military service: Army Air Corps
Allegiance: United States of America
Held rank: Staff Sergeant
Service began: 1 Oct 1945
Service ended: 25 Nov 1945
Bibliographic citation(s): Boone County Recorder, Thursday January 1, 1981, page 14, column 2; Froom, Grace Yager. 'A Collection of Facts and Recollections of the Descent Lines...', page 41
Source(s): U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946; U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2020; Newspapers.com; Froom, Grace Yager. 'A Collection of Facts and Recollections of the Descent Lines and the Relationships Among Some Descendants of William Herndon of England and New Kent Co, Va...', 1983

Item sets: World War, 1939-1945--Veterans--Kentucky--Boone County

Media: Claude and Wilson Edwards