World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Edmund Covington
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Plant City, Florida
Honored By
Edmund Covington
Relationship
Self
HE WAS IN THE 1ST CAVALRY DIVISION FIELD ARTILLERY, 61ST FIELD ARTILLERY BATTALION. SERVED IN THE PACIFIC THEATER. WAS BATTERY COMMANDER OF B BATTERY. AWARDED A PRESIDENTIAL UNIT CITATION FROM PRESIDENT TRUMAN AT THAT TIME IT WAS THE SMALLEST UNIT EVER TO RECEIVE THAT CITATION.