Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Franklin, Minnesota
Honored By
Renville County Veterans Service Office
ED ENTERED THE NAVY ON DECEMBER 1943 AND SERVED IN THE NAVY HAULING CORN TO NORTH AFRICA AND ITALY. HE ALSO HAULED TROOPS BACK AND FORTH TO EUROPE AND OIL TO NORTH AFRICA. WHILE SERVING HER CROSSED THE ATLANTIC OCEAN 23 TIMES. HE WAS DISCHARGED IN NOVEMBER 1946.