Edward W. Weldon Collection

Biographical Information

Gender

Male

Race

White

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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.

Collection Information

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:

Michael Garvin

Contributor:

Richlyn Goddard

Contributor Affiliation/Organization:

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