World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Edwin Pendleton Hemingway
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
New Haven, Connecticut
Honored By
Robert & Anne Hemingway
Relationship
Son & Daughter
RADIO OPERATOR AND GUNNER ON A PBJ MITCHELL BOMBER. SERVED IN THE MARINE CORPS FROM FEBRUARY 13, 1943 TO NOVEMBER 26, 1945. BASED IN THE PACIFIC ON THE ISLAND OF EMIRAU. SHOT DOWN SEPTEMBER 18, 1944. 4 OF 6 AIRCREW WERE RESCUED AFTER 2.5 DAYS AT SEA. HE WAS AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART AND THE AIR MEDAL. OBTAINED THE RANK OF TECHNICAL SERGEANT.