World War II Honoree

Edward A. Redding

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Dennis E. Redding

Relationship

Son

SERVED ABOARD THE USS NEWCOMB DD-586 AS HELMSMAN DURING MOST OF THE MAJOR NAVAL ENGAGEMENTS IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. HONORED WITH 11 BATTLE STARS AND A NAVY UNIT COMMENDATION. USS NEWCOMB WAS CREDITED ALONG WITH ITS SQUADRON FOR SINKING JAPANESE BATTLESHIP YAMASHIRO IN A TORPEDO RUN DURING BATTLE OF LEYTE GULF. USS NEWCOMB WAS LATER HIT BY FIVE KAMIKAZE PLANES DURING BATTLE FOR OKINAWA LOSING A THIRD OF HER CREW. THEREAFTER TAKEN IN TOW BACK TO SAN DIEGO.