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- Name:
- Edward W. Weldon
- State of Birth:
- NJ
- Home State:
- NJ
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
- War or Conflict
- World War, 1939-1945
- Military Status
- Veteran
- Dates of Service
- 1940-1945
- Entrance into Service
- Enlisted
- Branch of Service
- Army Air Forces/Corps
- Unit of Service
- 571st Bomb Squadron, 300th Bomb Group
- Location of Service
- Philadelphia; Georgia; South Carolina; Florida; Spokane, Washington; England
- Highest Rank
- First Lieutenant
- Prisoner of War
- Yes
- Service History Note
- The veteran broke his back when he bailed out over Linden, Germany. He was a prisoner in Stalag Luft III in Sagan, Germany.
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- Type of Resource:
- Audio: CD [1 item] -- Oral history interview
- Photograph: Photocopy of photographic print [3 items] -- Photographs
- Manuscript: Biographical information [1 item] -- Typewritten document
- Manuscript: Memoirs [1 item] -- Typewritten document
- Audio: CD [1 item] -- Reference copy
- Interviewer:
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Michael Garvin
- Contributor:
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Richlyn Goddard
- Contributor Affiliation/Organization:
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Atlantic County Historical Society
- Collection #:
- AFC/2001/001/86325
- Subjects:
- Weldon, Edward W.
- World War, 1939-1945--Personal Narratives
- United States. Army Air Forces/Corps.
- Prisoner of War--United States
- Cite as:
- Edward W. Weldon Collection
(AFC/2001/001/86325), Veterans History Project,
American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
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