World War II Honoree

Edmund Edward Benway

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Wallingford, Connecticut

Honored By

A Grateful American

SERVED IN THE AMERICAN AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATERS OF OPERATION AT NAVAL RECEIVING STATION NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, NAVAL TRAINING STATION SAMPSON, NEW YORK, ABOARD USS KALMIA ATO-23, RECEIVING STATION CASCO BAY, PORTLAND, MAINE, RECEIVING STATION NEW YORK, NEW YORK, RECEIVING STATION SOUTH ANNEX, NAVAL OPERATING BASE NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, USS ARTEMIS AKA-21, RECEIVING STATION SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA, RECEIVING STATION AND ARMED GUARD CENTER BROOKLYN, NEW YORK AND PERSONNEL SEPARATION CENTER LIDO BEACH, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. AWARDED THE AMERICAN THEATER MEDAL, ASIATIC PACIFIC THEATER MEDAL WITH 1 BRONZE SERVICE STAR, PHILIPPINE LIBERATION RIBBON AND THE WWII VICTORY MEDAL.