World War II Honoree

Donald Franklin Edwards

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Burlington, New Jersey

Honored By

Major Douglas J. Edwards USAR

Relationship

Son

ENLISTED JANUARY 1942. INDUCTED AT FORT DIX, NEW JERSEY. SUPPLY SERGEANT, REGULAR ARMY, 640TH QUARTERMASTER COMPANY. SERIAL NUMBER 12034685. SERVED IN U.S. AND EUROPEAN THEATRES OF OPERATIONS. TRAINING: U.S. ARMY QUARTERMASTER SCHOOL, FORT LEE, VIRGINIA; DESERT TRAINING, FORT IRWIN, CALIFORNIA; AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING, FORT GORDON JOHNSTON, FLORIDA. SAILED FOR EUROPEAN THEATER AUGUST 1944 FROM NEW YORK PORT OF EMBARKATION ABOARD EMPIRE CUTLASS. BATTLES: NORTHERN FRANCE, ARDENNES, ALSACE, CENTRAL EUROPE AND THE RHINELAND. DECORATIONS: 3 GOOD CONDUCT MEDALS, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, WWII VICTORY MEDAL, ARMY OF OCCUPATION GERMANY MEDAL AND THE MARKSMAN BADGE RIFLE. COMBAT PATCH: 3RD ARMY. SAILED FROM EUROPEAN THEATRE NOVEMBER 1945 ABOARD USS WAKEFIELD AP-21 TO BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS. DISCHARGED NOVEMBER 1945 AT FORT MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY.