World War II Honoree

Richard McEwan Edison

Branch of Service

U.S. Merchant Marine

Hometown

Fostoria, Ohio

Honored By

Ann Edison Walz

Relationship

Daughter

SERVED IN THE U.S. COAST GUARD, MERCHANT MARINE AND HONORABLY DISCHARGED MARCH 21, 1945. HE WAS AN ASSISTANT PURSER AND PHARMACIST'S MATE NOVEMBER 10, 1943 TO MARCH 21, 1945. HE EARNED 3 DECORATIONS, THE MERCHANT MARINE EMBLEM, ATLANTIC WAR ZONE BAR AND THE COMBAT BAR WITH STARS. SERVED ON THE SS GEORGE POPHAM AND ST. JOHN NEW BRUNSWICK, HALIFAX AND SCOTLAND. SERVED JULY 8, 1944 TO NOVEMBER 20, 1944 ON THE SS PAN GULF FROM NEW YORK, NEW YORK TO SCOTLAND, MUMBLE HEAD, FRANCE, WALES, IRELAND, NEW YORK, NEW YORK. SERVED JANUARY 1, 1945 TO MARCH 21, 1945 ON THE SS ROBERT ELLIS LEWIS FROM NEW YORK, NEW YORK ENDING IN MANILA IN THE PACIFIC.