Photo Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
Edmund Neal Myles Army Air Corps photos |
Collection |
Edmund Neal Myles Army Air Corps Photographs |
Catalog Number |
024PC23 |
Date |
ca. 1940s |
Description |
Small group of three copy photographs of Edmund Neal Myles in his US Army Air Corps uniform. Edmund N. Myles was born to John Thomas and Margaret Ebersbaker Myles in Cropper, Kentucky, in 1923. He graduated from DuPont Manual High School in Louisville in 1942 before getting a job at Reynolds Metals Company. Shortly after, he attempted to join the Navy with his neighbor but was rejected. In 1943, he tried again, but eventually join service in the Army Air Corps. Myles was sent to Fort Benjamin Harrison, Indiana, before going to Salt Lake City for basic training camp. Upon completion of basic training, Myles flew overseas and went on to survive an astounding 31 combat missions. He was a staff sergeant in the 489th Bomb Group. Myles was awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross for his service as a B-24 gunner, an Air Medal for his meritorious achievement during combat missions over Continental Europe, and European/African/Middle Eastern Campaign Medal. He was discharged from the Army Air Corps on October 8, 1945, at Lincoln, Nebraska. Edmund was married to Mary Gray Myles, and together they had two sons: John David Myles and Robert Warren Myles. Edmund specialized in quality control and worked for several companies including Reynolds Metals, Briel Industries, American Air Filter, and Western District Warehousing Corporation. See also: Edmund Myles's notes on his World War II service, compiled by Ed and typed by his son, John David Myles [024x25]. 024PC23.01: Group photograph of Myles's unit in front of a B-24 Liberator model airplane, ca. 1944 024PC23.02: Edmund Myles in his US Army Air Corps uniform, ca. 1944 024PC23.03: Edmund Myles receving a medal from Col. Ezekiel Napier, ca. 1944 |
Search Terms |
Air pilots, Military Airplanes World War (1914-1918) |