World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
Gordon Sherman Edwards
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Fairfield, Connecticut
Honored By
Martha Edwards
Relationship
Wife
HE SERVED AS A HEAVY MACHINE GUNNER WITH THE 329TH INFANTRY DIVISION, COMPANY M, 83RD REGIMENT IN THE EUROPEAN THEATRE OF OPERATIONS. HE SAW COMBAT IN FRANCE AND LUXEMBOURG. HE WAS ALSO IN GERMANY WHERE HE BECAME A PRISONER OF WAR. AWARDED THE PURPLE HEART MEDAL.