World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Edward Malcolm Friend, Jr.
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Birmingham, Alabama
Honored By
David P. Norton
MAJOR. COMBAT INFANTRY. SERVED 22 MONTHS OF WHICH WERE OVERSEAS DUTY. HE SAW SERVICE IN NORTH AFRICA, SICILY, ENGLAND, FRANCE, BELGIUM AND GERMANY. HE PARTICIPATED IN OPERATION OVERLORD, THE NORMANDY LANDING, UTAH BEACH, JUNE 6, 1944. HIS DECORATIONS FOR BRAVERY AND LEADERSHIP INCLUDED LEGION OF MERIT, CROIX DE GUERRE WITH PALM, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN RIBBON WITH 7 STARS AND BRONZE ARROWHEAD FOR LANDING IN THE NORMANDY INVASION.