World War II Honoree
Civilian on the Home Front
Joseph Finney Edmiston
Hometown
Oxnard, California
Honored By
Marcia Jean Wilson
Relationship
Daughter
PICKED UP SAILOR HITCHHIKERS AND TOOK THEM OUT TO THE HUENEME NAVAL BASE OR BROUGHT THEM HOME FOR HOLIDAY DINNERS. HE AND HIS WIFE TOOK IN A WOMAN BOARDER WITH HER SMALL SON IN THEIR HOME FOR A SHORT TIME WHILE SHE SAID GOODBYE TO HER NAVY HUSBAND WHO WAS BEING SHIPPED OVERSEAS. HE WAS A PUBLIC SCHOOL MUSIC TEACHER WHOSE BAND PERFORMED DURING PARADES HONORING THE MILITARY.