World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Stewart Edwards
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
Garfield, Utah
Honored By
A Grateful American
SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH; NAVAL TRAINING STATION, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA; ABOARD USS PENSACOLA CA-24; RECEIVING STATION, PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD, BREMERTON, WASHINGTON; USS WELLES DD-628; COMMANDER SUBMARINES PACIFIC (ADMINISTRATION) MARE ISLAND, CALIFORNIA; SUBMARINE BASE, NEW LONDON, CONNECTICUT; AND USS QUILLBACK SS-424. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL, AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL, SUBMARINE COMBAT INSIGNIA, GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.