World War II Honoree

Edwin Oscar Hall

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Lee, Massachusetts

Honored By

Steve Hall

Relationship

Son

MACHINIST'S MATE, USS TEXAS. SERVED IN AMERICAN AREA, EUROPEAN-AFRICAN-MIDDLE EASTERN, AND ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGNS. HE WAS AT NORTH AFRICA, D-DAY, AND OKINAWA. HE WAS WOUNDED AT OKINAWA AND LOST HIS RIGHT EYE AS A RESULT OF INJURY SUSTAINED DURING COMBAT. HE WAS THE OLDEST MEMBER OF THE 'BLACK' GANG AS WAS NICKNAMED 'PAPPY'.