Edward Montgomery Nebinger

Edward Montgomery Nebinger was born on January 5, 1924. At 19, he became a Second Lieutenant in the U.S. Army Air Forces, flying P-47 Thunderbolts with the 360th Fighter Squadron of the 356th Fighter Group. Stationed at Martlesham Heath, England, he conducted missions over Europe and led formations during the D-Day invasion. Alongside fellow officers Rich Andrino, Ray Burwell, and Bill Crump (nicknamed “the ABCs”), he resided in Playford Hall, which they referred to as "the Castle." Andrino was the only one who did not survive the war, having been killed in action on Christmas Day 1944.

Nebinger’s wartime experience was marked by personal loss. One of his closest high school friends, Ed “Ody” Thoma, died in action over Europe, and he later received word of the death of WAAF officer Anne Radcliffe, with whom he had grown close while on leave in London. Her death in a V-2 rocket attack on March 8, 1945, profoundly affected him. These moments are captured in his memoir, Lady Doreen: A Wartime Memoir—a personal account of friendship, love, and grief during the war.

After the war, Ed served in the U.S. Air Force for 23 years, retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. He flew Mustangs during the Korean conflict and was later stationed in the Philippines. Following his retirement, he earned an MBA from the University of Maryland and, in 1973, founded Forecast International Inc. This firm provides global market intelligence for the aerospace, defense, and power systems industries. Under his leadership, the company received the ESGR Patriot Award for its outstanding support initiatives for veterans.

Ed Nebinger remained active well into his later years as the CEO of Forecast International and lived with his wife, Marge, in New Fairfield, Connecticut.