Korean War
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Service # | 12316170 |
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Unit | HQ CO 1 BN 19 INF 24 DIV |
Rank | Corporal U.S. Army |
Date of Death | December 31 1950 |
Status | Missing In Action |
Memorialized |
Courts of the Missing
Court
4
Honolulu Memorial |
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Korean Service Medal
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National Defense Service Medal
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Prisoner of War Medal
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Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
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Republic of Korea War Service Medal
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United Nations Service Medal
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Combat Infantryman Badge
Corporal Edge was awarded the Combat Infantryman Badge, the Prisoner of War Medal, the Korean Service Medal, the United Nations Service Medal, the National Defense Service Medal, the Korean Presidential Unit Citation and the Republic of Korea War Service Medal.
Notes
Corporal Edge was a member of Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 19th Infantry Regiment, 24th Infantry Division. He was taken Prisoner of War while fighting the enemy in South Korea on July 19, 1950, forced to march to North Korea on the "Tiger Death March", and died while a prisoner at Hanjang-ni, North Korea on December 31, 1950. His remains were not recovered. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.