Thomas Leroy Edwards

Korean War
Service #587131
UnitD CO 2 BN 5 MAR 1 MAR DIV
RankCorporal U.S. Marine Corps
Date of DeathAugust 7 1952
StatusMissing In Action
Memorialized
Courts of the Missing
Court
8
Combat Action Ribbon (Navy)
Korean Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal
Purple Heart
Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation
Republic of Korea War Service Medal
United Nations Service Medal
Corporal Edwards was awarded the Purple Heart, the Combat Action Ribbon, 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 Edwards was a member of Company D, 2nd Battalion, 5th Marines, 1st Marine Division. He was listed as Missing in Action while fighting the enemy in Korea on August 7, 1952. He was presumed dead on January 6, 1954. His name is inscribed on the Courts of the Missing at the Honolulu Memorial.