World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
William Paul Edwards
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Paducah, Kentucky
Honored By
Ramona Steely, Kay Wallace, Gary Edwards
Relationship
Children
COMPANY B, 125TH ARMORED ENGINEER BATTALION. SERVED FROM NOVEMBER 1939 TO JUNE 1945. IN 1940, SERVED IN PANAMA CANAL ZONE, EUROPEAN AND AMERICAN THEATERS OF OPERATION, AND RHINELAND. AWARDED THE EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN THEATER RIBBON WITH BRONZE STAR, AMERICAN THEATER RIBBON, AND AMERICAN DEFENSE SERVICE MEDAL WITH BRONZE STAR. FOUR YEARS FOREIGN SERVICE, 23 DAYS LOST. LAPEL BUTTON ISSUED.