World War II Honoree
Killed in World War II
Heywood L. Edwards
Branch of Service
U.S. Navy
Hometown
San Saba County, Texas
Honored By
PL
Command of USS Reuben James DD-245. His ship became the first in the U.S. Navy to be sunk in the Battle of the Atlantic when it was torpedoed by a German submarine while on convoy duty west of Iceland 30–31 October 1941.