World War II Honoree

Edward Reid Bahnson

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC AREA IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC WITH MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT (MTB) SQUADRONS SOUTH PACIFIC. FURTHER ASSIGNED TO MOTOR TORPEDO BOAT SQUADRON 19 (RON 19), BASED IN THE SOLOMON ISLANDS, AND ON GREEN ISLAND BETWEEN BOUGAINVILLE IN THE SOLOMONS AND NEW IRELAND IN THE BISMARCK ARCHIPELAGO. SERVED WITH THE RON 19 BASE FORCE WITH THE RANK OF LIEUTENANT JUNIOR GRADE AND AS THE OFFICER IN CHARGE OF THE MEDICAL DEPARTMENT, UNTIL MAY 16, 1944 WHEN RON 19 WAS DECOMMISSIONED. AWARDED THE AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. ALSO AWARDED THE PHILIPPINE LIBERATION MEDAL FOR SERVICE IN THE LIBERATION OF THE PHILIPPINES. HONORABLY DISCHARGED AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.