Edward A. Kullman
Edward “Eddie” August Kullman was born 3-OCT 1931 in Normandy Missouri in St. Louis County. His parents were August Peter Kullman (1904–1982) and Gabriel Cellenise Tourigny (1906–1990). Edward had five brothers: Guy, Robert, Thomas, Glennon, and James and three sisters: Dorothy, Mary Lou, and Ann. Edward and his family moved quite a bit while growing up. He attended Assumption Elementary School for a several years and later St. Peter High School (now Duchesne High school) completing three years. Edward would later earn his G.E.D. (General Education Development) while serving in the Air Force.
After leaving high school, Edward began work at Brown Shoe Company in St. Charles Missouri. Bryan, Brown & Company was formed in St. Louis by George Warren Brown and his partners, Alvin Bryan and Jerome Desnoyers, as a manufacturer of shoes. In 1893, the company name changed to Brown Shoe Company. The rights to the “Buster Brown” name were purchased in 1904 after the Buster Brown brand was introduced to the public at the St. Louis World´s Fair. In 1952 the company moved its headquarters to Clayton MO. Edward was guaranteed his job after completing his enlistment.
Edward joined the Air Force in 1950. He served in the 1872nd Airways and Air Communications Service Squadron (AACS) during the Korean War. AACS was charged with the operation of all fixed Air Force radio facilities installed for the purpose of facilitating air traffic between Air Force bases in the Continental United States. Edward was responsible for constructing radio towers. He set up radio towers in Greenland and was able to travel to many parts of the world including Greenland, Austria, Germany, and Amsterdam. Over this enlistment Edward was stationed at Andrews Air Force Base in Washington and Cheyenne Wyoming.
Edward had the good fortune to travel in beautiful, scenic countries in mostly northern climates.
Edward’s story includes many, many letters wrote home. They have been transcribed in an abridged manner mostly in Edward’s own words.
For the rest of his story, click on the pdf below.
