Ed's 85, in fairly robust health, and a die-hard fan of
SpongeBob SquarePants. This was taken on the morning of his 65th wedding anniversary.

Dad flew 65 missions as a gunner and radio operator in
a medium bomber in WWII. His position in the plane was behind
the wing at the bottom of the plane. He had a 50 cal. machine
gun on each side of the window.

On D-Day, he flew two missions and was on one of the last flights over
the beaches before the troops landed. My dad is the last surviving
member of his crew.

Like most of his peers, he rarely talks about his service.