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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Jesse E. Edwards

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Hyde Park, Massachusetts

Honored By

C. McCabe

Branch Seal
Activity During WWII

SERVED AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE CENTRAL MEDICAL LABORATORIES OF THE EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS AND WAS PART OF A WAR CRIMES TEAM THAT WENT INTO THE DACHAU CONCENTRATION CAMP 3 DAYS AFTER ITS LIBERATION BY THE ALLIES. HIS TESTIMONY AT WAR CRIMES TRIBUNALS HELPED TO CONVICT A NUMBER OF GERMANS.