World War II Honoree

Edwin Wray Enders

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Lawrence, Kansas

Honored By

Phyllis J. Hughes

Relationship

Niece

MEDICAL OFFICER, UNDERWENT TRAINING AND SERVED AS WARD OFFICER, O'REILLY GENERAL HOSPITAL, SPRINGFIELD, MISSOURI. ASSIGNED TO 15TH FIELD HOSPITAL, CAMP BOWIE, TEXAS. PERFORMED DUTIES AS WARD OFFICER; CONTINUED IN THIS CAPACITY WITH ORGANIZATION WHEN SENT OVERSEAS AND STATIONED AT CAMP RUSSELL B. HUCKSTEP, EGYPT; BENGAZI, LIBYA; ALGHERO, SARDINIA; LYON AND CONTREXEVILLE, FRANCE; AND FLORENCE, ITALY. RETURNED TO THE U.S. ON TEMPORARY DUTY. REASSIGNED TO REDISTRIBUTION STATION, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS AND THEN TO SURGICAL SERVICE, BROOKE GENERAL HOSPITAL, FORT SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS, WHERE HE SERVED AS ASSISTANT WARD OFFICER. SENT TO HEADQUARTERS, 7TH SERVICE COMMAND, FOR ASSIGNMENT TO DUTY AT SEPARATION CENTER, JEFFERSON BARRACKS, MISSOURI. CHIEF DUTIES INCLUDED THE EXAMINATION AND TREATMENT OF MEDICAL AND SURGICAL PATIENTS. IN LAST ASSIGNMENT, SUPERVISED AN EXAMINING LINE IN THE MEDICAL SECTION. DECORATIONS AND CITATIONS: EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 3 CAMPAIGN STARS, AMERICAN THEATRE CAMPAIGN RIBBON, AND WORLD WAR II VICTORY MEDAL. ENTERED ARMY JULY 22, 1942. HELD RANK OF MAJOR WHEN HONORABLY DISCHARGED MARCH 22, 1946. DECEASED SEPTEMBER 21, 1996 AT THE AGE OF 93.