World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
John Philip Edwards
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Wethersfield, Connecticut
Honored By
The Edwards Family
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN, EUROPEAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION. AT BUREAU OF NAVAL PERSONNEL WASHINGTON, D.C.; BEACH JUMPER UNIT #9; AMPHIBIOUS TRAINING BASE, OCRACOKE, NORTH CAROLINA AND BEACH JUMPER UNIT #3. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN CAMPAIGN MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.