Edwin Wagner.
409th Squadron · Of Arkansas City, KS.
The Man Behind the Name
From the 2nd Air Division Association Yearbook
Served with 93rd Bomb Group, 409th Sqdn., 8th Air Force. Flew 32 missions over France and Germany.
Service record.
Missions flown.
The missions below are those we have been able to document for this airman, drawn from flight logs, mission records, and archival sources. It is not necessarily a complete account of every mission flown; gaps may reflect missing documentation, transferred assignments, or records lost to time.
Before and after.
Born in Arkansas City, KS. Enlisted in service Aug. 1, 1941. Served with 434th Infantry, 28th Division as a rifleman before transferring to the Air Corps. Stationed at Antigua, BWI (British West Indies).
Discharged Sept. 3, 1945 as staff sergeant. Received Distinguished Flying Cross and Air Medal with four Oak Leaf Clusters. Retired.