Edmond Lehr Eliason, Jr. '41

(b. November 11, 1919, Philadelphia, PA-d. August 13, 1945, Yokohama, Japan)

Attended Ocean City High School, Ocean City, NJ

Entered Rutgers September 1937, BS, Business Administration, June 8, 1941

Entered Service September 1, 194 1, U.S. Army Air Corps, 2nd Lt., May 1942, 1st Lt.

While at Rutgers, Edmund was the treasurer of Theta Chi as well as a member of the Scarlet Rifles and the Spiked Shoe Honorary Track Fraternity. He graduated as an ROTC Cadet Officer. Edmond trained at Camp Pine with the 4th Armored Division before being transferred to the Army Air Forces in September 1943. At Turner Field, GA, Edmund was an instructor on a B-25 before volunteering for Army Rescue Squadron Service near Japan. He was killed in action after one month of service during a rescue mission in Tokyo Bay, where two Japanese fighters attacked his plane. His remains were recovered on September 15, 1945. Edmund and his crew were found on the Chiba Peninsula and buried in nearby Yokohama, Japan.

Edmund L Eliason