Lee Edmund Jenings, II

Monuments

The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan

Name:

Edmund Jenings, II Lee

Rank:

First Lieutenant

Serial Number:

Unit:

677th Bombardment Squadron, 444th Bombardment Group

Date of Death:

1944-08-02

State:

Cemetery:

Jefferson Barracks National Cem., Missouri

Plot:

Section 79

Row:

Grave:

496A-C

Decoration:

Comments:

Edmund Jenings Lee, II was born on February 7, 1921. He was the son of Charles Smith Lee and Ellen Newbold Lee. He served in the 677th Bombardment Squadron, 444th Bombardment Group as a First Lieutenant during World War II. Edmund, II was a passenger aboard B-29 Superfortress #42-6228, when it crashed and burned in Assam, India, while on mission to China. Eleven other crewmembers also killed. He is now buried in the Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, Lemay, St. Louis County, Missouri, USA in a common grave with others. He also has a cenotaph located in Woodlands Cemetery, Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania. He was one of over 2000 Americans who lost their lives defending China from their Japanese invaders from 1941-1945. He is commemorated on the The Monument to the Aviation Martyrs in the War of Resistance Against Japan in Nanjing, China.