World War II Honoree

Edward W. Parks

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

New Bedford, Massachusetts

Honored By

Charles J. Walsh

Relationship

Friend

SERVED WITH COMPANY I, 109TH INFANTRY, 28TH DIVISION AS TECHNICAL SERGEANT. FOUGHT AT NORMANDY, HUERTGEN FOREST AND THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. RECEIVED A BATTLEFIELD COMMISSION TO 2ND LIEUTENANT. LED THE DEFENSE AT HOESDORF PLATEAU. SUFFERED 6 COMBAT WOUNDS. WOUNDED ONCE DURING THE NORMANDY INVASION, 3 TIMES IN THE HUERTGEN FOREST AND TWICE DURING THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE. CAPTURED AT THE BATTLE OF THE BULGE AND INTERNED IN A GERMAN PRISONER OF WAR CAMP. AWARDED THE COMBAT INFANTRYMAN BADGE, BRONZE STAR, THE SILVER STAR, 6 PURPLE HEARTS, CROIX DE GUERRE AND THE PRISONER OF WAR MEDAL, AMONG OTHER DECORATIONS.