AAF PoW Purple Heart

[wartimecollectables.com]

This one is 'out of the woodwork' and traced out rather interesting.  WWII sewn broach Purple Heart with large font naming to Clarence E. Edwards, below that has been neatly period hand engraved Nov. 3, 1943. A bit of sleuthing found a Missing Aircrew Report detailing his mission on that date. T/Sgt. Edwards was aircrew in a B-17 flying with the 578th Bomb Sqdn. 392nd Bomb Group when he bailed out over Wilhelmshaven, Germany and taken prisoner.

More on the raid here

https://www.b24.net/MM110343.htm

Missing Aircraft 3 Nov 1943

578th Sqdn.  A/C 478

P Reade, J.J. 1st Lt.

CP Smith, R.L. 2nd Lt.

N Planche, M.M. 1st Lt.

B Ziccarelli, J.A. 2nd Lt.

R Schwabel, C.A. T/Sgt.

AR Bauer, W.E. S/Sgt.

E Edwards, C.E. T/Sgt.

AE Sikoff, H. Sgt.

G Turner, L.F. S/Sgt.

AG Wagner, D.R. S/Sgt.

[dhcoleterracina]

Great Heart, great research too, well done.