World War II Honoree
World War II Veteran
James Barton Edgbert
Branch of Service
U.S. Army
Hometown
Shelton, Washington
Honored By
Family
HE ENLISTED IN THE ARMY AT THE START OF WWII, SERVED IN PANAMA AS A MEDIC, THEN WAS TRANSFERRED TO EUROPE AND WAS IN THE SECOND WAVE ON D-DAY. HE WAS WOUNDED BY A SNIPER IN NORMANDY AND STAYED ON AS A MEDICAL CLERK UNTIL THE END OF THE WAR.