Edgar Welborn Military Collection

5-13-42 Selective Service Orders to report Thomasville, N.C. [blank] Edgar S. Wellborn, jr. designated leader of [blank] Group reporting to Fort Bragg, N.C. 5-14-42 Date of Induction 5-16-42 Edgar S. Wellborn, Jr. advised by authorites [blank] at Fort Bragg that he had qualified for [blank] Officers Training School

5-23-42 Edgar S. Wellborn , Jr sent from Fort Bragg to [blank] Kessler Field, 589 School Sqd Sir Corps [blank] Technical School, Flight 324 Kessler, Miss.

5-23-42 Edgar S. Wellborn, Jr. in testing at Kessler [blank] Field missed weather Observation School [blank] by six points. Scored very high on [blank] mechanical engineering, eligible for officers [blank] training. Possible get it after three (3) [blank] monts of training.

6-11-42 Edgar S. Wellborn, Jr notified being [blank] transferred to Roosevelt Field, Mineola, long [blank] Island N.Y. AAFTTE Class40. "Ned" [blank] advised living quarters nice, clean & cool. " " eats [blank] at Roosevelt Cafeteria - stated china and [blank] silverware nice.

[blank] First course completed in engines at [blank] roosevelt. score - 88

7-6-42 "Ned" had day off at Roosevelt, "Ned" and friend [blank] Parrish (home Durham, N.C.) visited La Guardia [blank] Field. They visited Parrish's brother william who [blank] was a Pilot for American Airlines, william [blank] Parrish gave them the royal tour. Pilots [blank] ratings posted - William Parrish topped the [blank] first ten listed. " " " " took them [blank] to lunch. "Ned" had a wonderful time.

7-27-42 "Ned" completed course in Hydraulics. This [blank] second hardest part of course. Ned scored [blank] 89 - second highest in group. Instrument score 78 [blank] next course in propellers.

7-28-42 Notified in August Roosevelt Field [blank] to be their regular Army Base.

9-9-42 "Ned" has completed school in Carburation [blank] and " " " " electricity

[blank] "Ned" may still apply for Officer [blank] Candidate School

10-4-42 "Ned" received first weekend pass returned [blank] to Roosevelt Field at 2:25AM Tuesday Morning

10-9-42 "Ned" located trouble with engine while [blank] installing Oil lines - the pipe elbow [blank] incorrectly places. "Ned" was given much [blank] praise by local instructor (this was [blank] a Dayton Factory error) "Ned" felt he would [blank] not be given credit for detecting the fault.

10-11-42 "Ned" became friends with a Mr. Knott, [blank] who owned a drug store in Mineola. Mr [blank] Knott suggested Vitamine A for Color [blank] Blindness. Stated over 2 cases tried [blank] were cured.

10-21-42 "Ned" & group left Roosevelt Field, N.Y. [blank] around mid-night. Transferred to Curtiss [blank] wright Service School Barracks #9 [blank] Class 10, Hdgts - Detachment, Willimsville [blank] Branch Route 4, Buffalo, N.Y. [blank] New School - First Class there to [blank] specialize on Curtiss - P-40. [blank] will spend 27 school days in this school [blank] "Ned" received a Diploma from Roosevelt Field

[blank] "Ned was proud of the Diploma. [blank] " " sent the Diploma Home to keep 10-26-42 " " went to Niagra Falls and over [blank] into Canada on a one day pass

11- - 42 "Ned" visited Aunt Hallie and [blank] Uncle Lyle Russell in Russell, Pa. [blank] He had wonderful time. Stationed Buffalo

11-22-42 "Ned" left Buffalo 11:00 P.M. for Fighter Sqd. [blank] Logan Field, Baltimore, Md.

11-22-42 "Dad" ("Ned's" father) send him a watermelon [blank] "ned: shared with his 20 classmated. The [blank] men could not belive a father [blank] would send the melon 500 miled to "Ned"

11-30-42 "Ned" transferred to Langley Field, Va

12-5-42 "Ned's" friend, Barney Lewis, assigned [blank] to Wilmington, N.C. Air Base

5-2-43 "Ned" transfeared from Millsville, NJ, [blank] to Army Air Base, 352 nd Fighter [blank] Squadron, Richmond, va. "Ned" was [blank] promoted to Staff Sgt.

5-16-43 "Ned" had pass. Visited Aunt Mary [blank] white in Richmond.

5-31-43 "Ned embarked from N.Y. on Queen Mary [blank] Sailed on this day

6-7-43 "Ned" with 352nd Fighter Sqd 353rd [blank] Dr. arrived in England. [blank] The Author John Steinback sailed [blank] with the 23,000 men on the Queen Mary [blank] "Ned's" Mother sent "Ned" a clipping on this

[blank][blank] First Base in England: Goxhill just South [blank][blank][blank] of Hull oh the Humber River

[blank][blank] Second Base " " " " Metfield - 15 miled south [blank][blank][blank] of Norwich

[blank][blank] Third Base " " " " Raydon Hafway between [blank][blank][blank] Ipswich + Colchester - 50 [blank][blank][blank] miles from [?]

7-4-43 "Ned" & friend owners of a Red Bike

10-5-43 "Ned" went on pass to London

10-19-43 "Ned" and Harry Brown Finch met in [blank] London for holiday together

11-7-43 "Ned" hiked his Pilot [blank] Airplane is named "Wham Bam"

12-23-43 "Neds Dad sent him a Tobacco Hand [blank] " " took it to a tobacco Shop in London

12-25-43 "Neds Group had Christmas party [blank] for orphans - presents for the children [blank] The Squadron had a Party also [blank] Major Bailey gave Officers and [blank] Enlisted men - cigarettes.

1-26-44 "Ned's" Lt. Newman, Goose-creek, Texas, Awarded [blank] The Dist. Flying Cross. Lt. Newman now holds [blank] Air Medal,

5-30-45 "Ned's" points as of This date

36 points for 36 mos in Service

23 23 overseas

20 4 combat Stars (Bronze Battles Occupation Stars

79 total

+10 Combat stars are due

89 Ned at 5 points per star

6-2-45 "Ned" Advised promoted to full time Flight Chief (Ratings were frozen in ETO) "e" Flight Prior to this "Ned" was Crew Chief, As Flight Chief – Has under him 12 Crew Chiefs (1) One asst Crew Chiefs

9 Armors

3 Radio Men

24 Total Staff

6-3-45 "Ned's" C.O. has credit for 28 enemy aircraft

31 Days JANUARY, 1944 1st Month CAUGHT THREE RABBITS - [NOD?] Sun. 9 FRY TONIGHT - VERY GOOD. NO INP DEVELOP. RAIN + FOG - NO FLIGHTS - MON. 10 NO SPECIAL EVENTS CEPT USUAL POWERED EGGS! TUE 11 FOGGY MISSION. LT NEWMAN. 59 BOMBERS LOST 5 FTR LT CABLE "AUGERED IN" TWO CRIPLED FORT BAMEIN- ION FIRE - I SHOT UP - INS. MAN ARM OFF - MISSION HUNTING CABLE - THOUGHT TO BE IN BHANNEL - SLEEING - SNOW WED 12 FOGGED IN. SLEPT LATE - GOT 1LB EXP CANOE. SAW AGROUPE COMBAT FILMS INC. LT. NEWMANS. LOOKED FT 'MEAT HOUND' NOT DAMAGED TO BAD. CREW OUT IN HOLLAND THUR 13 NO FLIGHT. LOST BASKETBALL GAME 17-16. COL DUNCAN DEFUSED TAS BOMBS. THAT CAME OFF HIS SHIP WHILE EXPERMENTING. "MEAT HOUND" WRITTEN UP FRI 14 FOG AND RAIN SAT 14 BIKE FIXED BV RANEV FOG TOO THICK TO CUT BRUNSWICH DESTROYED 2,000 T IN 28 MIN

FEBRUARY, 1944

Sun. 6 ESCH. LT. CALLANS - SMASHED MY B&T INDICATOR - BOMB RUN TO CALAIS CALLED OFF. WENT TO SEE MR MAYHAW

MON. 7 NO MISSION - MUCH NEEDED REST - ALERT - E/A OVER NOW, CLOUDY - SO MAYBE THEY WILL GO ON HOME - LIGHTS OUT - WROTE LETTER ON KNEE

TUES. 8 LT.STETT - ESH TO GERMANY (S/W) 720 R.F. NO CLAIMS - SHIN NOT BALANCED BOTTER FLY BOMB EXPLODED. SCARED.WELL WED. 9 MISSION SCRUBBED - BOMB MISSION SEROB BOTTER FLOY MOP. LT STRIET OK VERY COLD THUR 10 ROOM ORDERLY - GOT SHOT VERY COLD - SNOW FLURRIES - MISS TO BURNSWIEK - VERY BITTER DOG FIGHTS - LT KEYON. NO ROUNDS FIRED FRI 11 OFF DUTY - STAYED ON POST MISS TO FRANKFORT HAD FRESK EGGS FOR BREAKFAST IN BED HAD PARTY TONIGHT AT JOLLY FARMER SAT 12 STILL OFF DUTY - GOOD BREAKFAST NO MISSIONS. LT NEWMAN BACK FROM REST