The Korean War Veterans Honor Roll
R. Edwards
Rank
Chief Aviation Machinist Mate, U.S. Navy
Date of Death
June 29, 1951
Chief Aviation Machinist's Mate Edwards was a crew member of a P4M-1 Mercator Patrol Bomber with Patrol Squadron VX-1, based at Naval Air Station Key West, Florida. On June 29, 1951, his aircraft engine failed on takeoff and the plane crashed killing 8 men.