Jerome Edwards
2nd Lieutenant Jerome Edwards (December 26, 1918 – May 7, 1943) from Steubenville, Ohio, was a member of the famed group of World War II-era African-Americans known as the Tuskegee Airmen. He posthumously received the Congressional Gold Medal in 2007. Edwards served in the 332nd Fighter Group and was killed in an accident 1943 while taking off from his airbase in his P-40.
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Steubenville, Ohio
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World War II
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African-American
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Tuskegee Airmen
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Congressional Gold Medal
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332nd Fighter Group
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P-40
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Jerome Edwards
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