Jerome Edwards
Jerome Edwards | |
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| File:Jerome Edwards Tuskegee Pilot kiled in 1943.jpg Jerome Edwards (1942) | |
| Birth name | Jerome Thompson Edwards |
| Born | December 26, 1918 Steubenville, Ohio |
| Died | May 7, 1943 (aged 24) Steubenville, Ohio |
| Buried | Union Cemetery |
| Allegiance | United States of America |
| Service/ | United States Army Air Force |
| Years of service | 1942–1943 |
| Rank | 2nd Lieutenant |
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| Relations | Brother John Ellis Edwards |
2nd Lieutenant Jerome Edwards (December 26, 1918 – May 7, 1943)[1] from Steubenville, Ohio, was a member of the famed group of World War II-era African-Americans known as the Tuskegee Airmen. Edwards served in the 332nd Fighter Group and was killed in an accident in 1943 while taking off from his airbase in his P-40.[2]
Early life and education
Edward and Willie Edwards were his parents. He had a brother (John) and sister (Gwendolyn). His parents moved to Steubenville, Ohio.[3]
Jerome and his brother John both went to Steubenville High School and after graduation both attended West Virginia State College.[1] The college then became one of the first black colleges to enroll pilots in a Pilot Training Program. Both brothers were Tuskegee Airmen after completing training in Tuskegee.[1]
Military service
Edwards went to Tuskegee where he became a pilot. He was assigned to the 99th Fighter Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group. He was trained on P-40 and P-51 aircraft and assigned to Oscoda Army Air Field. He was killed in a training exercise when his P-40 suffered a catastrophic failure upon takeoff on May 7, 1943. His death was the first for the 332nd Fighter Group.[1]
Awards
- Congressional Gold Medal awarded to the Tuskegee Airmen in 2006[4]
Edwards’ hometown, Steubenville, OH is known as the "City of Murals". There is a mural (located along Washington Street in Steubenville) dedicated to him and his brother John.[2] He and his brother also have their names engraved in the Tuskegee Airmen Memorial located in Sewickley Cemetery in Sewickley, Pennsylvania.[5]
See also
Further reading
- The Tuskegee Airmen: An Illustrated History, 1939–1949[6]
- "Born to Fly the Skies." Weirton Daily Times (Weirton, W.Va.) 23 February 2013. Web. 17 January 2014.
- "Tuskegee Airmen Pilot Listing." Tuskegee University, 2014, Web. 17 January 2014.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Profile of Tuskegee Airmen brothers Jerome and John "Ellis" Edwards". CAF Rise Above. CAF Rise Above. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Legacy of 2 Tuskegee Airmen From Steubenville Honored". The Intelligencer Wheeling News. 9 May 2020. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ↑ "John Ellis Edwards Air Force and family photograph albums ([1940s]-1973)". University of Michigan. U-M Library. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ↑ Rangel, Charles B. (April 11, 2006). "Tuskegee Airmen Gold Medal Signed Into Law". Press Release. United States House of Representatives. Retrieved 2008-11-26.
- ↑ "The Tuskegee Airmen Memorial". Sewickley Cemetery. webCemeteries.com. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ↑ Caver, Joseph; Ennels, Jerome A.; Haulman, Daniel Lee (2011). The Tuskegee Airmen: An Illustrated History, 1939–1949. Montgomery: New South Books. p. 394. ISBN 978-1588382443. Retrieved 6 February 2020. Search this book on
External links
- Tuskegee Airmen at Tuskegee University
- Tuskegee Airmen Archives at the University of California, Riverside Libraries.
- Tuskegee Airmen, Inc.
- Tuskegee Airmen National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service)
- Tuskegee Airmen National Museum
- Fly (2009 play about the 332d Fighter Group)
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