World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James R. Edwards
Branch of Service
U.S. Marine Corps
Hometown
Belmont, North Carolina
Honored By
Fornie L. Edwards
Relationship
Brother
Was with the 8th Field Depot, attached to the 5th Marine Division. Spent 2 years in the Pacific, participated in the Invasion of Iwo Jima and was also in the Occupation Forces of Japan in 1945.