Moore, Edmund S., 2016

File — Box: MS 015-01, Folder: MS015.01.21

Identifier: MS 015- file MS015.01.21

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Edmund, 97, was born in Manhattan, Kansas. Edmund was a part of the 15th Air Force during WWII. At age of 17, Edmund talked his mother into signing his papers to avoid being drafted into the war. When he entered the service, he was stationed in Detroit, New Orleans and his personal favorite, Florida. He spent a lot of his time waking up early in the morning to prepare all the planes for take off. His job was to make sure that the fuel tanks were full, the engines were running correctly and that the planes were fully stocked. After the war, he met his wife, Georgia Moore, in Hays were they still currently reside. Edmund was a big advocate for the WWII veterans. He would get them all together and take trips back to Italy where they were stationed and meet with his old war buddies.

[Courtesy Veterans History Project]