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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Edmund J. Cunningham

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Guys Mills, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Charles Braymer

Relationship

Nephew

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

CORPORAL. ENTERED THE U.S. ARMY IN NOVEMBER 1942. ON MAY 24, 1945, HE WAS WOUNDED BY ENEMY FIRE WHILE FIGHTING ON THE ISLAND OF OKINAWA, JAPAN. HIS WOUNDS CAUSED HIM TO BE PARALYZED BELOW THE WAIST FOR THE REMAINDER OF HIS LIFE. FOR HIS SERVICE, HE RECEIVED THE PURPLE HEART, THE BRONZE STAR AND THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER RIBBON WITH 3 BATTLE STARS.