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Edgar
Earl
McElroy
March 24, 1912

–

April 4, 2003

Born:

Ennis

, 

Texas

Home:

Ennis

, 

Texas

Buried: 

Dallas

, 

Texas

Cemetery:

Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery

Edgar McElroy was one of the 80 airmen who, under the leadership of Jimmy Doolittle, disembarked from the U.S.S. Hornet in the first bombing raid over Tokyo in World War II. Following the raid he remained in the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations flying combat missions until June 1943.

Awards Received

  • Silver Star

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Air Corps)

    Regiment:

    Trans-India Ferry Command

    Division:

    10th Air Force

    Action Date:

    World War II
    Headquarters, 10th Air Force, General Orders No. 13 (June 22, 1942)

    (Citation Needed) – SYNOPSIS: The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress July 9, 1918, takes pleasure in presenting the Silver Star to First Lieutenant (Air Corps) Edgar Earl McElroy (ASN: 0-421122), United States Army Air Forces, for gallantry in action against the enemy while serving as a Pilot with the Trans-India Ferry Command, TENTH Air Force, in aerial operations in the China-Burma-India Theater of Operations, in 1942. The gallant actions and dedicated devotion to duty demonstrated by First Lieutenant McElroy, without regard for his own life, were in keeping with the highest traditions of military service and reflect great credit upon himself and the United States Army Air Forces.

  • Distinguished Flying Cross

    Service:

    United States Army Air Forces

    Rank:

    First Lieutenant (Air Corps)

    Division:

    Doolittle Tokyo Raider Force

    Action Date:

    April 18, 1942

    The President of the United States of America, authorized by Act of Congress, July 2, 1926, takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Flying Cross to First Lieutenant (Air Corps) Edgar E. McElroy (ASN: 0-421122), United States Army Air Forces, for extraordinary achievement as Pilot of a B-25 Bomber of the 1st Special Aviation Project (Doolittle Raider Force), while participating in a highly destructive raid on the Japanese mainland on 18 April 1942. Lieutenant McElroy with 79 other officers and enlisted men volunteered for this mission knowing full well that the chances of survival were extremely remote, and executed his part in it with great skill and daring. This achievement reflects high credit on himself and the military service.