259820 Edward Christopher Quigley SSM.US Army Air Force from:Hyde Park, Massachusetts My father, Edward Quigley, joined up the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor along with his brothers Johnny and Marty. His father, John Denis Quigley was a WWI US Navy veteran and already retired was also called back to serve.
My father was sent to Snetterton Heath with the 8th Air Force. He was a navigator and a bombardier on the 'Little Caesar'. He was severely wounded on a bombing run, but didn't tell the rest of the crew until their return to base. He received the Silver Star for gallantry and a Purple Heart. The next day the 'Little Caesar' was lost with all its crew.
After the war, my father stayed in the military, joining the newly created US Air Force. He went on to serve in Korea and Vietnam. He retired a Lt. Colonel.
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