World War II Honoree

Edgar H. Rawl Jr,

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Richmond, Virginia

Honored By

Friends of American Heroes

JOINED THE MERCHANT MARINE AFTER GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL. HE LATER WORKED IN THE CIVILIAN CONSERVATION CORPS, AFTER WHICH HE JOINED THE ARMY AND WAS STATIONED IN HAWAII, WHERE HE WAS ON THE REGIMENTAL BOXING TEAM. HE ALSO WORKED AS A SHEET-METAL WORKER AT THE NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD.