World War II Honoree

Edgar Bennett

Hometown

Sussex, New Jersey

Honored By

Frank Toth

Relationship

Fellow Veteran

WHILE SERVING INITIALLY IN DEFENSE OF THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN, HE TRAINED AS A MEDICAL CORPSMAN. LATER SERVED THROUGHOUT THE EMBATTLED PACIFIC THEATER, WHILE ASSIGNED TO THE FAMED 5TH MARINE DIVISION. WHILE THERE, HE SERVED IN SEVERAL MAJOR CAMPAIGNS DURING THE LIBERATION OF THE PACIFIC ISLANDS FROM THE JAPANESE.