World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Robert D. Edwards
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Bedford, Virginia
Honored By
Kay Giuseppe
Relationship
Fellow Virginian
PARTICIPATED IN THE NORMANDY INVASION, ARRIVING SEVERAL DAYS AFTER D-DAY. CONTINUED COMBAT FOR THE LIBERATION OF FRANCE. ONE OF THE 18 SURVIVORS OF THE 40 MEN FROM BEDFORD, VIRGINIA WHO PARTICIPATED IN THE NORMANDY INVASION.