World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Edmund M. Greenwald
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Cedarhust, New York
Honored By
Alice Greenwald Ward
Relationship
Daughter
SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. WOUNDED; RECEIVED PURPLE HEART. ALSO RECEIVED SILVER STAR. WHEN THE BOAT HE WAS ON WAS TORPEDOED, HE SWAM BACK TO THE SINKING VESSEL TO RETRIEVE A CHAPLAIN'S VESTMENTS AND BIBLE.