World War II Honoree

John Edwards, Jr.

Branch of Service

U.S. Navy

Hometown

Blackburn, Pawnee County, Oklahoma

Honored By

Robert S. Cox

ENLISTED IN MILITARY SERVICE IN 1942. TRAINED IN THE AMERICAN THEATER AT THE NAVAL TRAINING CENTER AT SAN DIEGO, ANTI-AIRCRAFT TRAINING CENTER AT PACIFIC BEACH, AND SAN PEDRO, IN CALIFORNIA. SERVED OVERSEAS IN THE ASIATIC-PACIFIC THEATER DURING THE WAR. SERVED IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC AREA, CHINA, JAPAN, OKINAWA IN THE RYUKYU ISLANDS, HAWAIIAN ISLANDS, AND MIDWAY ISLAND. AWARDED THE GOOD CONDUCT MEDAL, CHINA SERVICE MEDAL, AMERICAN CAMPAIGN MEDAL, ASIATIC-PACIFIC CAMPAIGN MEDAL, AND WWII VICTORY MEDAL. HONORABLY DISCHARGED IN 1946 WITH THE RATING OF GUNNER'S MATE FIRST CLASS AND ISSUED THE WWII HONORABLE DISCHARGE LAPEL PIN.