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World War II Honoree

World War II Veteran

Roddie W. Edmonds

Branch of Service

U.S. Army

Hometown

Knoxville, Tennessee

Honored By

The Handelsman family

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Activity During WWII

Served with the 422ND, 106TH. CAPTURED AT BATTLE OF THE BULGE. PRISONER OF WAR IN GERMANY, STALAG 9A AND 9B. On 27 JANUARY 1945, at Stalag IXA near Ziegenhain, Germany, he refused a direct order from the German camp commander to turn over Jewish-American Prisoners of War to the Nazis.