World War II
Service # | 3570390 |
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Unit | United States Naval Reserve |
Rank | Aviation Machinist's Mate Second Class U.S. Navy |
Entered Service From | Texas |
Date of Death | July 23 1944 |
Status | Recovered |
Memorialized |
Walls of the Missing
Manila American Cemetery |
Purple Heart
Purple Heart
Notes
Petty Officer Edwards was killed in an aircraft crash and initially listed as Missing in Action with an administrative date of death as February 4, 1946. Following the war, the aircraft was located and he was identified. He is buried in Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, San Antonio, TX. His name is permanently engraved on the Walls of the Missing at Manila American Cemetery